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Crossroad

🔄 Synonyms of "Crossroad"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
intersectionnoun	The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
crosswaynoun	(archaic) A crossroad.
carrefour	Carrefour Group, S.A., is a French multinational retail and wholesaling corporation headquartered in Massy, France.
crossingnoun	An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Crossroad"

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Word	Definition
crosswaynoun	(archaic) A crossroad.
crossingnoun	An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
intersectionnoun	The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
carrefour	Carrefour Group, S.A., is a French multinational retail and wholesaling corporation headquartered in Massy, France.
juncturenoun	A place where things join, a junction.
hubnoun	A point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.
crossfirenoun	The danger to a third party passing between two belligerents firing at one another.
cruciblenoun	(figuratively) A very difficult and trying experience, that acts as a refining or hardening process.
junctionnoun	A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.
forknoun	Any of several types of pronged (tined) tools (physical tools), as follows:
joindernoun	(law) The joining of a litigant to a suit.
passagenoun	A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.
impassenoun	(figurative) A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.
railroad crossingnoun	(US) An area on a road where a train crosses.
train crossingnoun	An area on a road where a train crosses.
crosswalknoun	(US) A point designated for pedestrians to cross a street.
cross junctionnoun	(railways) A location where two railroad tracks cross, without switches, as where different roads intersect.
leetnoun	(Scotland) A portion or list, especially a list of candidates for an office; also the candidates themselves.
passing placenoun	A place on a single-track road or bridge, only wide enough for one vehicle, where two vehicles travelling in opposite directions can pass each other.
roadnoun	A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.