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n. 1 A junction in which one road becomes two divergent roads 2 (context by analogy English) A point where a choice, one of two possibilities has to be taken.
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A fork in the road is a metaphor, based on a literal expression, for a deciding moment in life or history when a major choice of options is required. Compare " crossing the Rubicon".
Fork in the Road is the thirtieth studio album by Canadian musician Neil Young, released April 7, 2009, on Reprise Records. The album was released on vinyl on July 26, 2009.
The album was inspired by Young's Lincoln Continental that had been retooled to run entirely on alternative energy, and Young's background with the Lincvolt project he has been working on alongside mechanic Jonathan Goodwin. The project has been to develop a viable electric energy power system for automobiles. Young's own 1959 Lincoln Continental will serve as their completed prototype. A documentary produced by Larry Johnson followed the electric car in its first long-distance trip to Washington, DC.
In November 2010 the car started a fire which caused over a million dollars of damage to a warehouse and possessions of Young stored there. Young blamed the fire on human error and said he and his team were committed to rebuilding the car. "The wall charging system was not completely tested and had never been left unattended. A mistake was made. It was not the fault of the car", he said.
Young's vocal performance on "Fork in the Road" was nominated for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards, 2010.
Usage examples of "fork in the road".
Where other men thought of the next step, Belisarius thought of the next fork in the road.
Ride past the crossroads and just keep going until you get to the fork in the road on this side of the river.
He vaguely recalled that there was a Y-fork in the road at the top of the hill.
The caravan swept toward a fork in the road, and for an instant the gang car slowed in indecision.
They reached the fork in the road, and Longarm turned the mule west.
We passed the fork in the road that once would have taken us to Forge.
For almost two hours Jim Qwilleran had been driving on mountain passes, snaking around triple S-curves, blowing the horn at every hairpin turn, making the wrong decision at every fork in the road.
It was well that she had paused for a few days at the foot of the mountains to review all of Purple's magic books, for on this night ride through the mountains she used every spell Purple had taught her: spells for casting light, for choosing the right fork in the road, for calming animals and warming chilled bodies, for bolstering her own failing courage, for sensing the approach of any monsters foolish enough to venture out in such weather, and for defeating those desperate enough to attack.
When he finally had the mule lined out, Longarm started them south for the edge of town and the fork in the road that ran west and would take him by Shaw's place.