crossroad vs intersection

crossroad and intersection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crossroad	Yes	No	No	No
intersection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, crossroad and intersection are synonyms defined as:

crossroad and intersection: a junction where one street or road crosses another

Other synonyms of crossroad include carrefour, crossing, crossway.

crossroad (noun)	intersection (noun)
a junction where one street or road crosses another	the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
	a junction where one street or road crosses another
	a point where lines intersect
	a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
	the set of elements common to two or more sets
	a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations