intersection
noun- /ˈɪntəsekʃn//ˈɪntərsekʃn/[countable] (North American English or formal, British English) a place where two or more roads, lines, etc. meet or cross each other
- Traffic lights have been placed at all major intersections.
- It is a busy intersection, almost invariably clogged with traffic.
- The accident occurred at the intersection of Mulholland Drive with Canyonback Road.
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- /ˌɪntəˈsekʃn//ˌɪntərˈsekʃn/[uncountable] the act of intersecting something
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin intersectio(n-), from intersecare, from inter- ‘between’ + secare ‘to cut’.
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