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- word choice - a crossroad vs. a crossroads vs. crossroads . . .
According to the dictionary a crossroad is the road that crosses at a crossroads (crossroad) North American A road that crosses a main road or joins two main roads
- Road Direction Terms - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
A crossroad (used in North America) is a road that joins two main roads or crosses a main road according to one of the definitions by google Similar sources give similar definitions
- Is there a word for a road path that splits specifically into three . . .
There is a term in formal garden design to describe a location where paths split into three (or four or five) which in English is called a Goose-foot and in French a ' Patte d'Oie ' The Wiki Link specifically talks about French garden design, but Goose-foot was used both as a term and a feature in Stuart period gardens in the UK Be aware though that it is by no means a term in common modern
- the place where lots of roads meet - English Language Usage Stack . . .
None of intersection, crossroad, or junction (given in an answer) really work I think you more likely want the destination (or origin) of many different roads, as @Lawrence suggested E g "If you control Rome, you control the world"
- word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
In Britain the place where a highway crosses a railway track is called a “level crossing”, and although the term “barrier” can be used for object outlined in the picture, the word “gate” is more usual: Level crossing gate The adjectival embellishments of “barrier” in the question would be both unnecessary and sound odd to a Briton I suspect US usage is different — Merriam
- One word for the Point of No Return?
point of no return is a precise phrase with an arresting meaning: It comes from aviation, where it signifies the point where an aircraft does not have enough fuel to return to the starting point [c 1940 ] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary You might consider crossroad or crossroads as a single word--one definition being: A point at which a vital decision must be made (source
- What is meant by a two-lane road? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Josh, I wouldn't call your top picture a typical "2-lane road" - it's an expressway An expressway has entrance and exit ramps The lanes are usually divided by a median barrier or grass barrier and an expressway has a generally higher speed limit A 2-lane road is a road with one lane in each direction, divided by a double yellow line, intersected with other streets controlled either by 2-or
- Where does the word trivial come from? - English Language Usage . . .
I have read many dictionary definitions and there seems to be two possible sources of the word trivial Online dictionaries say it's from latin tri and via, "three ways" or "crossroad", basically m
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