"crossroads" in the noun sense
1. intersection, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour
a junction where one street or road crosses another
2. juncture, critical point, crossroads
a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
"at that juncture he had no idea what to do"
"he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"
3. crossroads
a point where a choice must be made
"Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"
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