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carrefour

noun

ˌker-ə-ˈfu̇r

Definition of carrefour

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 But in carrefours all over the world, migrants talk to each other in this way, trading hope, disappointment, tenacity, pain. — Cynthia Gorney, National Geographic, 25 June 2019 Youssouf, who’s been in Spain for 14 years, calls Lepe a carrefour, a crossroads. — Cynthia Gorney, National Geographic, 25 June 2019

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DeKalb County Sheriff's officials said, shortly after noon, a 2025 Mazda CX-5, a Mack semi-tractor trailer hauling gravel, and a 2013 Nissan Altima collided at the intersection of Illinois Route 23 and Melms Road.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
State law allows crossings outside marked crosswalks or intersections if they can be completed safely and don’t create a traffic hazard.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of intersection

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After returning home, Cheogyal restarted his life and education in his home county Drago (Luhuo in Chinese), located in the rolling grasslands and mountains of a Tibetan region of Sichuan, on the southeastern corner of the Tibet-Qinghai plateau.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Femi blasted Lesnar with a trio of body shots and running uppercuts in the corner.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of corner

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Precautionary measure The rains caused a short circuit in a junction box, leading a lift station to malfunction, officials said.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026
The mesh has to stretch to fit, subtly changing the positions of every junction.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of junction

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