From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishjunctionjunc‧tion /ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ ●●○ noun [countable] JOIN something TOGETHERa place where one road, track etc joins another SYN intersection the junction of Abbot Road and Mill Street Junction 5 on the M40
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junction• One of Britain's worst rail accidents happened at Clapham Junction.• a highway junction• I live in a block of flats at the junction of Cambridge Road and Kilburn High Street.Origin junction (1700-1800) Latin junctio, from jungere; → JOIN 