junction

• Substantiv, das einen Punkt bezeichnet, an dem zwei oder mehr Dinge wie Straßen, Schienenwege oder elektrische Schaltkreise zusammentreffen oder sich verbinden.

A noun referring to a point where two or more things, such as roads, railway lines, or electrical circuits, meet or connect.

1. Road intersectionA2formal

   A place where two or more roads meet or cross.

   Straßenkreuzung

   • Turn left at the next junction.
   • The accident happened at a busy junction.
   • There is a traffic light at the junction of Main Street and Oak Avenue.

   Synonymecrossingforkinterchangeintersectionturnoff

2. Railway connectionB1formal

   A point where two or more railway lines meet or diverge.

   Eisenbahnknotenpunkt

   • The train stops at Clapham Junction.
   • Passengers change trains at the main railway junction.
   • The junction connects the northern and southern rail lines.

3. Connection pointB2formal

   A point where two or more things are joined or connected.

   Verbindungspunkt

   • The junction of the two rivers creates a wide delta.
   • The electrical junction box connects all the wires.
   • The junction between the two pipes was leaking.

   Synonymeconnectionintersectionjoinjointjuncturelinknexus