junction

[juhngk-shuhn] / ˈdʒʌŋk ʃən /

NOUN

connection

Synonyms

STRONGEST

confluence crossing intersection juncture terminal

STRONG

alliance annexation articulation assemblage attachment bond coalition coherence collocation combination combine concatenation concourse conjugation consolidation convergence coupling crossroads dovetail elbow gathering gore hinge hookup interface joining joint knee link meeting miter mortise node pivot plug-in reunion seam splice tie up tie-in union weld

WEAK

concursion linking

Antonyms

STRONG

detachment disunion division divorce estrangement parting separation severance

Example Sentences

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They are part of HS2's Delta junction, a complex triangular network of 13 viaducts, and will allow southbound trains to join the spur into Birmingham Curzon Street and the rolling stock depot at Washwood Heath.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

WTI, meanwhile, represents barrels that arrive at a pipeline junction in Oklahoma.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

As the car came to a standstill at a junction, I spotted one of the giant black birds that seemed to have followed me around Panama, perched imperiously on the side of the road.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

I got out and told the driver to go on and that if we had not caught up to them at the junction of the road to Cormons to wait there.

From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway

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