different between crossroads vs intersection

English

crossroads

crossroads

A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads.
- 2010, M. K. Hobson, The Native Star:
(by extension) A centrally located position
- 2005, Jake Logan, Slocum and the Sierra Madras Gold:
- 2018, Rail, issue 857, July 18-July 31, article on Severn Bridge Junction signal box at Shrewsbury:
(by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change direction, course, or goal.
(nonstandard) A fork in the road.

From Middle French intersection, from Latin intersecti?

intersection (plural intersections)

The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.
Any overlap, confluence, or crossover.
(geometry) The point or set of points common to two geometrical objects (such as the point where two lines meet or the line where two planes intersect).
(set theory) The set containing all the elements that are common to two or more sets.
(sports) The element where two or more straight lines of synchronized skaters pass through each other.[1]
(category theory) The pullback of a corner of monics.

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