Junction Meaning
/ˈd͡ʒʌŋkʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of joining, or the state of being joined.
nounA place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.
Sentence Examples
The restaurant stands at the junction of two superhighways.
We left the motorway at junction 11.
It was near the junction of City Road and Old Street.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The accident happened at the busy ____ of Main Street and First Avenue.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The two main roads meet at a busy ____, where there are several traffic lights and many shops.
Word Origin & History
From Latin iūnctiō (“union, joining, uniting”), from iungō (“join, attach together”). Equivalent to join + -tion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"In the mid-1930s, when Stalin was looking to make a statement with his new Metro, he consulted Underground engineers, who offered advice to the Russian Minister in charge of the Metro project, Nikita Khrushchev. He was severely told: 'Don't have a Circle Line - too many flat junctions.' Moscow did build a circle line, but with flying junctions, by which one track goes over another."
— 2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 66:
"Even rolling news has junctions to meet - headlines on the hour or half-hour, or links to live events, for example."
— 2007, Gary Hudson, Sarah Rowlands, The Broadcast Journalism Handbook, page 336:
"Try to avoid becoming too predictable or repetitive, particularly at regular junctions."
— 2010, Peter Stewart, Essential Radio Skills: How to Present a Radio Show:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The accident happened at the busy ____ of Main Street and First Avenue.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The two main roads meet at a busy ____, where there are several traffic lights and many shops.