intersection

Definition

The junction of two (or more) paths, streets, highways, or other thoroughfares.

Etymology

From Middle French intersection and its etymon Latin intersectiō. By surface analysis, intersect + -ion.

Example Sentences

• "Near-synonym: crossroads"
• "We determined that the car driver’s transportation of multiple teen passengers, limited driving experience, and likely impairment from effects of cannabis at the time of the crash adversely affected her judgment of the danger of entering the intersection in front of the approaching combination vehicle."
• "Within this melee of intersections between English and Cantonese, the students, being themselves bilingually fluent, were able to navigate with perfect ease in communicative contexts where the provenance of a certain term or expression matters little."

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