carrefours

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
  • Focusing on the historic North Nampa neighborhood, the city is taking aim at intersections with high numbers of vehicle collisions.
    Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 9 July 2026
  • That was the $300 million rapid-transit bus system that opened last fall on the existing South Dade busway, with gate arms at intersections to speed up arrival times.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
Noun
  • Adell had another shot in the ninth, coming to the plate with runners at the corners and two outs after Grissom had gotten him a chance by working an 11-pitch walk.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
  • That’s squishing the spoonbills to new corners of Florida Bay, both to inland spots of the Everglades that used to be dry and have gone soggy and to some of the tiny mangrove islands flecking the bay.
    Alex Harris July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
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“Carrefours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carrefours. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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