intersection

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

inter·sec·tion [intersection intersections] BrE [ˌɪntəˈsekʃn] NAmE [ˌɪntərˈsekʃn] noun
1. countable (NAmE or formal, BrE)a place where two or more roads, lines, etc. meet or cross each other
•Traffic lights have been placed at all major intersections.
2. uncountable the act of intersecting sth

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent.: from Latin intersectio(n-), from intersecare, from inter- ‘between’ secare ‘to cut’.

Example Bank:
•It is a busy intersection, almost invariably clogged with traffic.
•The accident occurred at the intersection of Mulholland Drive with Canyonback Road.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  overlap, convergence, product, Cartesian product, crossroad, crossway, crossing, carrefour, intersection point, point of intersection