A '''crossroads''' (the [[word]] rarely appears in singular) is a road junction, where two or more roads meet (there are three or more arms). Crossroads is also an alternate name for a hamlet located at such a junction. The term is often used [[metaphor]]ically, as an abstraction of places or occasions where people meet. | A '''crossroads''' (the [[word]] rarely appears in singular) is a road junction, where two or more roads meet (there are three or more arms). Crossroads is also an alternate name for a hamlet located at such a junction. The term is often used [[metaphor]]ically, as an abstraction of places or occasions where people meet. |