INTERSECTION


Meaning of INTERSECTION in English

/ ˌɪntəˈsekʃn; NAmE -tərˈs-/ noun

1.

[ C ] a place where two or more roads, lines, etc. meet or cross each other :

Traffic lights have been placed at all major intersections.

2.

[ U ] the act of intersecting sth

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WORD ORIGIN

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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.