junction

The word “junction” means a point where two or more things meet or join, especially roads or railway lines. In plain terms, the place where two things — roads, rail lines, or wires — come together.

“Junction” is pronounced JUHNGK-shuhn (/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʃən/ in IPA).

Here is “junction” used in a sentence: “Turn left at the next junction.”

Words with a similar meaning to “junction” include combination, composite, conjunction, fusion, juncture and melding.

The opposite of “junction” — its antonyms — are cleft, disjoint, disjunct, disjunction and disunification.

“Junction” is a noun.

The word “junction” comes from Latin. From Latin iunctio, "a joining," from iungere, "to join.".

“Junction” is a fairly common word in modern English.

Both mark a place where roads meet, but 'junction' covers any point where roads or railway lines join, including T-shaped meetings where one road simply ends at another. 'Intersection' usually implies roads crossing each other and is the more common term in American English.

A junction is a physical point where things such as roads, railways, or materials meet. A juncture usually refers to a critical point in time, as in 'at this juncture', though the two words share a root and once overlapped more in meaning.

A T-junction is a road junction shaped like the letter T, where one road ends by meeting another at a right angle without crossing it. Drivers on the ending road must turn either left or right onto the through road.