carrefours

Definition of carrefoursnext
plural of carrefour
as in intersections
a place where roads meet our hotel in Montreal was adjacent to a noisy carrefour

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Noun
  • And cyclists, bus drivers, walkers and the motoring public need to have a head on a swivel paired with the calmness of a snail around such intersections — a lot could be going on.
    Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
  • The Miami Springs City Council approved a red-light camera expansion at one of its busiest intersections near Miami International Airport.
    Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Noun
  • But none of these conflicts affected so many corners of the world as swiftly as the Iran war.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Brazzell is a 6-foot-4, 198-pound target who glides by his opposing corners with ease.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Carrefours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrefours. Accessed 11 May. 2026.

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