T-junction
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3.9
- noun
- /tiː ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/
- UK
:
intersección en T
- He was confused at the T-junction because there were no signs.
- reach a T-junction
Examples
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Right outside that door is a hallway with a T-junction.
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Corinne reaches a T-junction.
Fiction book (1996) -
After 20 or 30 feet you come to a T-junction.
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You'll reach a "T" junction.
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After twenty or thirty feet, you'll come to a T junction.
Fiction book (1993) -
It was in Winchcombe, past the railway station by about a mile, and left at the T junction onto North Street.
Blog text (27) -
It stretches at least a hundred yards on either side of the T-junction.
Fiction book (1996) -
She laughs as they reach the T-junction where they will separate toward their respective classrooms.
Fiction book (1997) -
At the T-junction, turn left to reach the park.
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After driving for a while, you will come across a T-junction.
Synonyms
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2.6
A place where two roads or streets cross
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3.0
A place where several roads, rivers, or train tracks meet
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
T-junction is named after the letter T, because one road meets another and makes a 'T' shape. The second part junction comes from a word meaning 'to join', like join, so a T-junction is simply where roads join in a T form.