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noun

crossroad

a junction where one street or road crosses another

In a sentence

Six example sentences with crossroad, each labelled with its topic.

  • Our map showed a village at the crossroad, but we found only a shuttered petrol pump and a bus shelter.

    Travel

  • Merchants settled the crossroad because caravans from three directions had to pass the same well before continuing.

    History

  • She set the tripod at the crossroad and left the shutter open, turning passing headlights into long red ribbons.

    Photography

  • The blues song sets its midnight bargain at a crossroad, and every cover version keeps that dusty junction in the first verse.

    Music

  • The planners put the market hall at the crossroad, so both main streets deliver shoppers straight to its doors.

    Architecture

  • A petrol station at the crossroad captures traffic from four directions, which is why the plot sold for double the farmland price.

    Business

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