carrefour

car·re·four

noun \ˌka-rə-ˈfu̇r\

Definition of CARREFOUR

1

: crossroads

2

: square, plaza <the farmers … preferred the open carrefour for their transactions — Thomas Hardy>

Examples of CARREFOUR

1. <our hotel in Montreal was adjacent to a noisy carrefour>

Origin of CARREFOUR

Middle French, from Late Latin quadrifurcum, neuter of quadrifurcus having four forks, from Latin quadri- + furca fork

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to CARREFOUR

Synonyms: crossroad, corner, crossing, crossway(s), intersection, junction

Related Words: cloverleaf, interchange, overpass, underpass; circle, rotary, roundabout [British], traffic circle

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Rhymes with CARREFOUR

amateur, aperture, armature, blackamoor, carte du jour, coinsure, commissure, confiture, connoisseur, coverture, curvature, cynosure, embouchure, epicure, filature, forfeiture, garniture, geniture, green-manure, haute couture, immature, insecure, ligature, manicure, overture, paramour, pedicure, plat du jour, portraiture, prelature, premature, quadrature, reassure, Reaumur, reinsure, saboteur, sepulture, sequitur, signature, simon-pure, sinecure, soup du jour, tablature, temperature, to be sure, troubadour, white amur, Yom Kippur