Synonyms for crossroads
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kraws-rohd, kros- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɔsˌroʊd, ˈkrɒs- |
Définition of crossroads
Origin :- 1795, in figurative sense of "a turning point, a moment of decision;" from crossroad. In U.S., used for "a crossroads and little more; small, dull town" by 1845.
- noun intersection
- That frightened them, and they did not venture to go further than the crossroads.
- Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
- He prevailed upon him to take me in his wagon as far as a crossroads where I was to be left.
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- A modern school cannot be maintained at every other crossroads.
- Extract from : « The Farmer and His Community » by Dwight Sanderson
- A consolidated school or a library cannot be maintained at every crossroads.
- Extract from : « The Farmer and His Community » by Dwight Sanderson
- I shall have him buried at the crossroads with a stake through his evil heart!
- Extract from : « Nicanor - Teller of Tales » by C. Bryson Taylor
- Yes, and the crossroads where the 'buses must turn, for Guise is just beyond here, too.
- Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on the Trail » by George Durston
- They came to a crossroads and a sudden stop at one and the same moment.
- Extract from : « The Outdoor Girls at Bluff Point » by Laura Lee Hope
- The body had to be watched to prevent its being stolen and buried at the crossroads.
- Extract from : « The Miraculous Revenge » by Bernard Shaw
- All are to be met at crossroads, with harm to the beholders.
- Extract from : « The Book of Hallowe'en » by Ruth Edna Kelley
- Punctuation marks are directions at the crossroads of thought.
- Extract from : « Capitals » by Frederick W. Hamilton
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