crossroad vs turning point

crossroad

noun
  • A crossroads (place where one road crosses another). 

  • A road that crosses another. 

turning point

noun
  • A crossroads. 

  • A T-junction. 

  • A decisive point at which a significant change or historical event occurs, or at which a decision must be made. 

  • A maximum or minimum on a graph. 

How often have the words crossroad and turning point occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )