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# crossroad

«crossroad» in Mova's school dictionary: **a place where two roads meet and cross each other** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (crossroad, crossroads — «crossroads» is used for one place and for many)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A crossroad is a place where two roads meet and cross each other. It is usually called a crossroads. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossroad/#m1)

2) «At a crossroads» also means at a time when you must make an important choice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossroad/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: a place on a route; distances to and from it are added for the whole way, or compared. Safety: look both ways and use the crossing at a crossroads; wait for the green signal. In stories: a traveller at a crossroads must choose which way to go. Phrases: at the crossroads, turn at the crossroads, a busy crossroads.

### examples

- The shop is 2 km from the crossroads. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossroad/#x1)
- Turn left at the crossroad and walk 300 metres. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossroad/#x2)
- There are 4 crossroads in the town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossroad/#x3)
- How far is it from home to the crossroads and on to school? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossroad/#x4)
- There are traffic lights at the crossroads. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossroad/#x5)
- Stop and look both ways at the crossroads. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossroad/#x6)
- The old signpost at the crossroads points to three villages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossroad/#x7)
- The hero stood at a crossroads and had to choose a path. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossroad/#x8)

### note

Usual form: «a crossroads» (singular, with s), plural also «crossroads»; «crossroad» is rare. In the USA «intersection» is more common. A point on a route; distances on both sides are added for the whole way. Carries no clue by itself.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «crossroad» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crossroad/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.