intersection

noun

in·ter·sec·tion | \ ˌin-tər-ˈsek-shən

, especially in sense 2 ˈin-tər-ˌsek-\

Definition of intersection

1 : the act or process of intersecting

2 : a place or area where two or more things (such as streets) intersect

3a : the set of elements common to two or more sets especially : the set of points common to two geometric configurations

b : the operation of finding the intersection of two or more sets

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Examples of intersection in a Sentence

The accident occurred at a busy intersection. two possible points of intersection the intersection of line A and line B

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Besides making out at two very busy intersections, the couple has gotten around, spending some time in Bellevue and Seattle. — Alison Caporimo, Seventeen, "Justin Bieber Recreated A Date He Had With Selena Gomez With Wife Hailey Baldwin," 18 Dec. 2018 There’s a vibe of Neo and Morpheus in The Matrix, but instead of trading martial arts moves or leaping off buildings, I’m transported to the center of a busy intersection inside a Walmart store during Black Friday. — Patrick Sisson, Vox, "In Walmart’s virtual reality simulation, Black Friday never ends," 15 Nov. 2018 Depending on which of the wires on the opposite block was active, only a single intersection would be active. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Memristors built with 2-nanometer-thick parts," 14 Nov. 2018 Two people have been killed while riding scooter-share over the past year, including a death in Washington, D.C. where a Lime scooter rider was hit and dragged through a busy intersection by a driver in an SUV. — Alissa Walker, Curbed, "Bird, Lime named in class-action lawsuit," 22 Oct. 2018 Many of Garcia’s photos are of cars parked in the green bike boxes at busy intersections downtown, such as 11th and Main streets. — Sarah Gish, kansascity, "Will Kansas City ever be bike-friendly? The city is about to roll out a plan," 13 July 2018 In its place, the city passed a new law that prohibited soliciting handouts from cars stopped at intersections. — Kate Santich, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Downtown Orlando panhandling soaring, leaders say," 9 July 2018 At the intersection in Xiangyang, jaywalking has decreased. — Paul Mozur, New York Times, "Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of Cameras," 8 July 2018 Traffic circles were created in Europe to reduce the number of stop signs at intersections and promote traffic flow. — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, "Zipper merge will upset other drivers. Why you should do it anyway.," 6 July 2018

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