crossroad C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈkrɔsˌroʊd/ UK /ˈkrɒsrəʊd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a point where roads intersect; a critical turning point She stood at a crossroad in her career. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a point where roads... intersectionjunctioncrosswaycrossing Word family Related forms crossroadcrossroads Etymology AI details A compound of 'cross' (from Latin 'crux', 'cross') + 'road' (Old English 'rād', 'a riding, journey', from 'rīdan', 'to ride'). crux Latin rād Old English View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # crossroad **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkrɔsˌroʊd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkrɒsrəʊd/ ## Meanings 1. a point where roads intersect; a critical turning point ## Examples - She stood at a crossroad in her career. ## Synonyms - intersection - junction - crossway - crossing ## Related Forms - cross - road - crossroads ## Roots and Affixes - Root: crux - Root: rād ## Etymology A compound of 'cross' (from Latin 'crux', 'cross') + 'road' (Old English 'rād', 'a riding, journey', from 'rīdan', 'to ride'). ## AI Etymology Crossroad is a compound of 'cross' (from Latin 'crux', 'cross') + 'road' (Old English 'rād', 'a riding, journey', from 'rīdan', 'to ride'). Important recorded forms include crux (Latin) and rād (Old English). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a point where roads intersect; a critical turning point. The wider family includes related words such as cross, road, and crossroads. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown