crossroads vs greeting

crossroads

noun
  • A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads. 

  • A fork in the road. 

  • A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change direction, course, or goal. 

  • A centrally located position 

greeting

noun
  • The action of the verb to greet. 

  • A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence. 

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