CROSSROAD

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A junction where one street or road crosses another

Synonyms:

carrefour; crossing; crossroad; crossway; intersection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("crossroad" is a kind of...):

junction (the place where two or more things come together)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "crossroad"):

corner; street corner; turning point (the intersection of two streets)

grade crossing; level crossing (intersection of a railway and a road on the same level; barriers close road when trains pass)

Holonyms ("crossroad" is a part of...):

road; route (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)