carrefours

noun

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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  1. intersections
  2. corners
Noun
  • Pattern of collisions on high-speed road The block of Sheldon Road where Kaur turned in front of Lopez appears safer than the intersections that bookend it, where clusters of crashes have occurred.
    — Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Watch for children near crosswalks, intersections, and buses.
    — Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of intersections
Noun
  • With runners on the corners and two outs, Braden Montgomery hit a high chopper back to the mound.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Overshadowed by the blockbuster acquisition of Myles Garrett, the Rams went and got one of the best corners alive in Trent McDuffie.
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of corners
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