a place where two or more roads, paths, or ways meet or cross each other.
Be careful at the busy junction ahead.
The junction of the two highways is always congested during rush hour.
✦ From Latin junctiōn- (stem of junctiō), from iungō (“I join, I unite”).
a place on a railway track where the track splits or crosses another track.
The train switched tracks at the junction.
The rail junction handles hundreds of trains daily.
a point where two or more electrical conductors or components are connected.
Check all the wire junctions for loose connections.
The fault was at the power junction.
