Crossroads
Intersection as name
A crossroads is a place where two or more roads meet and cross.
The term extends to any decisive point where different paths or choices diverge: She found herself at a crossroads in her career.
A crossroads can be singular or plural—one intersection is a crossroads, several are crossroads.
In folklore, crossroads are liminal spaces associated with deals, spirits, and fateful encounters.
Point where things meet
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- four-wayHaving four directions
- meeting pointDesignated gathering location
- traffic lightRoad signal device
stop sign · fork · convergence · interchange · hub · nexus · thoroughfare · roundabout
Act of selecting
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- inflection pointWhere curvature changes sign
- watershedDrainage area boundary
pivotal moment · juncture · threshold · impasse · uncertainty · deliberation · commitment · path
- deal with the devilUnholy exchange for advantage
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
- MississippiSouthern state or major river
legend · Clarksdale · soul · bargain · pact · folklore · juke joint · haunted
Venue for commerce
- trading postRemote commerce station
- gathering placeLocation for assembly
- village squareCentral public space
- agoraGreek civic square
bazaar · caravan · travelers · merchants · pilgrims · wayside inn · shrine · boundary
junction
Point where things meet
- intersectionPoint where paths meet
- four-wayHaving four directions
- meeting pointDesignated gathering location
traffic light · stop sign · fork · convergence · interchange · hub · nexus · thoroughfare · roundabout · overpass
choice
Act of selecting
- dilemmaForced choice between undesirables
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- inflection pointWhere curvature changes sign
pivotal moment · watershed · juncture · threshold · impasse · uncertainty · deliberation · commitment · path · direction
Robert Johnson
- deal with the devilUnholy exchange for advantage
- midnightTwelve o'clock at night
- guitarFretted stringed instrument
Mississippi · legend · Clarksdale · soul · bargain · pact · folklore · juke joint · haunted · supernatural
marketplace
Venue for commerce
- trading postRemote commerce station
- gathering placeLocation for assembly
- village squareCentral public space
agora · bazaar · caravan · travelers · merchants · pilgrims · wayside inn · shrine · boundary · liminal
- Road MoviesEasy Rider, Thelma and Louise, National Lampoon's Vacation, Rain Man, Dumb and Dumber
- Australasian RetailersWoolworths, Kmart, Countdown, New World, Aldi
- Code NamesOperation Overlord, Operation Barbarossa, Operation Desert Storm, Manhattan Project, Castle Bravo
- military operationsoffensive, attack, marines, Desert Storm, NATO operations
- Blok Works
- TownshipsSoweto, Alexandra, Meadowlands, Zola, Sharpeville
Crossroadsdead end
Passage without outlet
cul-de-sac · one-way street · blind alley · impasse · single lane
Crossroadscertainty
Total absence of doubt
foregone conclusion · inevitability · no choice · fate · destiny
cross, road, crossed, crossing, crosses, crosser, roads, roadway, roadways