junction

[juhngk-shuhn] / ˈdʒʌŋk ʃən /

NOUN

connection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confluence crossing intersection juncture terminal

STRONG

alliance annexation articulation assemblage attachment bond coalition coherence collocation combination combine concatenation concourse conjugation consolidation convergence coupling crossroads dovetail elbow gathering gore hinge hookup interface joining joint knee link meeting miter mortise node pivot plug-in reunion seam splice tie up tie-in union weld

WEAK

concursion linking

Antonyms

STRONG

detachment disunion division divorce estrangement parting separation severance

Example Sentences

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South of this junction, the Pacific plate moves roughly northwest alongside the North American plate, creating the San Andreas fault.

From Science Daily

Specialist firearms officers were called to Rose Street, at the junction of Hanover Street, on Friday afternoon.

From BBC

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said it was called at 20:45 GMT "to reports of an incident at the junction of Exhibition Road and Kensington Road".

From BBC

Without a single line that can transport freight across the country, long-haul shipments are transferred from one rail company to another at inland junctions.

From The Wall Street Journal

She was rescued around where the creek passes Workman Mill Road near the unincorporated community of North Whittier, near the junction of the 605 and 60 freeways.

From Los Angeles Times

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