Hypertext Webster Gateway: "junction"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Junction \Junc"tion\, n. [L. junctio, fr. jungere, junctum, to
join: cf. F. jonction. See {Join}.]
1. The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union;
combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or
detachments; the junction of paths.

2. The place or point of union, meeting, or junction;
specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway
meet or cross.

{Junction plate} (Boilers), a covering or break-join plate
riveted to and uniting the edges of sheets which make a
butt joint.

{Junction rails} (Railroads), the switch, or movable, rails,
connecting one line of track with another.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

junction
n 1: a place where two things come together; "Pittsburgh is
located at the confluence of the Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers" [syn: {confluence}, {meeting}]
2: the place where two or more things come together
3: the state of being joined [syn: {conjunction}]
4: the shape or manner in which things come together and a
connection is made [syn: {articulation}, {join}, {joint},
{juncture}]
5: something that joins or connects [syn: {conjunction}]
6: an act of joining or adjoining things [syn: {adjunction}]


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