ə̇mˈbranchmənt, em-, -raan-, -rain-, -rȧn- noun
( -s )
Etymology: French embranchement, from (s') embrancher to branch out (from em- en- (I) + branche branch) + -ment — more at branch
1. : a branching off or out (as of a valley or a mountain range)
2. : branch , ramification