as in intersection
a place where roads meet our hotel in Montreal was adjacent to a noisy carrefour

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Recent Examples of carrefour Youssouf, who’s been in Spain for 14 years, calls Lepe a carrefour, a crossroads. Cynthia Gorney, National Geographic, 25 June 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carrefour
Noun
  • The way people typically die in intersections is often because of head-on and T-bone crashes, which the roundabout design addresses, Bryson said.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Pedestrians should cross Myrtle on the west side of the intersection.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Dutch Bros 'controlling this corner,' Uncle Bill's says Dutch Bros was created in 1992 in Grants Pass, Oregon, by brothers Dane and Travis Boersma.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025
  • But with Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget around the corner, the fourth quarter could still very much go either way.
    Jordan Butt, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To remedy this recall, dealers will inspect and replace the battery junction box, as necessary.
    Olivia Evans, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The idea of shuttering a critical junction has prompted many frequent Yolo Causeway cyclists to contemplate other options.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Carrefour.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrefour. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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