Crossroads (hieroglyph)
WordNet
noun
(1) A point where a choice must be made
"Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"
(2) A community of people smaller than a village
(3) A crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
"At that juncture he had no idea what to do"
"He must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"