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cross·road (krôs′rōd′)

noun

  1. a road that crosses another road
  2. a road that connects two or more main roads
    1. the place where two or more roads intersect, often the site of a rural settlement
    2. any center of congregation, activity, etc. for a widespread area
    3. a time in which important changes occur or major decisions must be made

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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