noun
Meaning 1
A junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crossroads
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
fork in the road
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noun
Meaning 2
A critical moment or point in life or in a situation where one must make an important decision between two or more divergent options or paths.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: ayrıc — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- Azerbaijani: yolayrıcı — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- Chinese Mandarin: 岔路口 (chàlùkǒu) — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- Dutch: vork in de weg — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- Dutch: splitsing in de weg — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- Finnish: tienhaara — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- French: bifurcation — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- French: embranchement — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- Hebrew: צומת דרכים — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- Khmer: ផ្លូវច្រមុះជ្រូក (phləwcrɑɑmuhcruuk) — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- Khmer: កែង (kaeng) — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- Latin: bivium — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- Polish: rozdroże — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- Polish: rozstaj — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- Russian: разви́лка (razvílka) — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- Russian: распу́тье (raspútʹje) — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads
- Swedish: vägskäl — junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads