Travel / B1

JUNGKSHUN/ˈdʒʌŋkʃn/

A junction is where roads or railway lines meet: a busy junction; turn right at the junction; Junction 21 of the M1. A crossroads is a type of junction; a roundabout is another. Intersection is more US. Do not use junction for a meeting of people — that is a meeting or a gathering. Give way at a junction is a Highway Code phrase.

Meaning

A place where two or more roads or railway lines meet.

Examples

• “Turn left at the next junction, not at the roundabout.”
• “Accidents cluster at the junction outside the school gates.”
• “Leave the motorway at junction 8 and follow signs for the hospital.”

Good to know

at the junction; motorway junction + number. Type: crossroads / roundabout. US: intersection. Not a meeting of people.

Near in meaning

crossroads

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