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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The closure, which takes the road down to one lane at the Main Street intersection, is not causing traffic issues but has put a sewer smell into the air, causing complaints. — Benjamin Tobin, The Courier-Journal, "Three cave-in sites in downtown Louisville cause road closures," 6 Sep. 2019 Escamilla was in a crosswalk at that intersection three days before Christmas in 2016 when a driver delivering Amazon packages in a cargo van turned left and hit her. — Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, "A Truck Delivering Amazon Holiday Packages. A Crash. A Family That Will Never Be the Same.," 5 Sep. 2019 Things to watch out for: Flash flooding can produce dangerous driving conditions at traffic intersections, especially in places like Fashion Valley in Mission Valley. — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, "How to prepare for floods in a disaster," 1 Sep. 2019 San Francisco is redesigning its busiest intersections, a form of engineering triage to stave off a recent surge of road mayhem and traffic deaths. — Rachel Swan, SFChronicle.com, "SF redesigns busy intersections as 2019 traffic fatalities outpace last year," 29 Aug. 2019 As the vehicles approached the intersection, someone in the truck fired several shots at the Escalade, striking Pasillas. — Tom Steele, Dallas News, "Suspect in deadly road-rage shooting gets questioned and released by Garland police," 23 Aug. 2019 There are communities who sit at the intersection, and one of those communities is black women. — Meena Harris, Glamour, "It's Black Women's Equal Pay Day. No Matter Who You Are, That Should Matter to You," 22 Aug. 2019 The parade will begin at the intersection of North and Pennsylvania streets, heading south on Pennsylvania. — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, "What you need to know about 101st American Legion National Convention," 21 Aug. 2019 When the truck drove through the intersection, the driver of the SUV hit the rear wheels of the truck, witnesses told the Montgomery County Police reporter. — Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle, "Huntsville firefighter in critical condition after rollover crash involving fire truck," 18 Aug. 2019

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