crossroad
noun/ˈkrɔsroʊd/
Frequency rank: #19,267 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a point at which a crucial decision must be made; also, a place where two roads meet.
Example sentence
We reached a critical crossroad where we had to decide whether to continue the project or shut it down.
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