crossroads
noun /ˈkrɒsrəʊdz/
/ˈkrɔːsrəʊdz/
(North American English also crossroad)
(plural crossroads)
Idioms - a place where two roads meet and cross each other
- At the next crossroads, turn right.
- Turn right at the next crossroads.
- (figurative) He has reached a career crossroads (= he must decide which way to go next in his career).
Idioms
at a/the crossroads
- at an important point in somebody’s life or development
- We are standing at an important crossroads in the history of Europe.
- I knew I was at the crossroads of my career.