junction

noun

junc·tion | \ˈjəŋ(k)-shən

Definition of junction

1 : an act of joining : the state of being joined

2a : a place or point of meeting

b : an intersection of roads especially where one terminates

c : a point (as in a thermocouple) at which dissimilar metals make contact

d : an interface in a semiconductor device between regions with different electrical characteristics

3 : something that joins

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Examples of junction in a Sentence

a junction of nerves and muscle the junction of Route 12 and Route 87

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Tide and wind propelled him southward, toward the bay’s junction with the Atlantic. — Earl Swift, Outside Online, "The Incredible True Story of the Henrietta C.," 20 June 2018 Leo Willwerth, 31, of East Boston, was stopped by state troopers around 3:15 p.m. near the junction of Route 93 and Melnea Cass Boulevard, police said. — Alana Levene, BostonGlobe.com, "Peabody bank robbery suspect arrested after fleeing to Boston in taxi," 11 June 2018 Pointing out when to turn off or onto a road at a junction7. — Fox News, "20 reasons why you may be a backseat driver," 7 June 2018 The maps might as well have been drawn by grandparents who hadn’t returned to their native town in two generations but wanted their descendants to find that one little corner shop, the garden where, a junction at which. — Frances Leech, Longreads, "Forgetting the Madeleine," 3 May 2018 This quake, however, probably occurred within one of those crust slabs, not at their junction, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earthquake Hazards Program. — Josh Fischman, Scientific American, "Why the Giant Mexican Earthquake Happened," 8 Sep. 2017 Just across the state line, the road descends in a series of steep, 20-mph switchbacks toward its junction with Highway 259, where drivers can either exit toward Poteau, Okla., or continue the remaining 28 miles to the end of Talimena Drive. — Kiona Smith-strickland, Popular Mechanics, "The Talimena Scenic Drive: Fall Leaves in the Ouachitas," 3 Oct. 2013 Otherwise, go either way at the junction for a 2-mile downhill trek to viewing decks at the edge of the lake. — Mare Czinar, azcentral, "Flagstaff hike: Rogers Trail hike is a lovely walk in the woods," 5 July 2018 The Half Traverse travels from Little Coal Creek to just beyond the Ermine Hill trail junction. — Anchorage Daily News, "Marvin crushes women’s record, places 2nd overall at Kesugi Ridge Run," 26 June 2018

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