3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Junction \Junc"tion\, n. [L. junctio, fr jungere junctum, to
join: cf F. jonction. See {Join}.]
1. The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union;
combination; coalition; as the junction of two armies or
detachments; the junction of paths.
2. The place or point of union, meeting, or junction;
specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway
meet or cross.
{Junction plate} (Boilers), a covering or break-join plate
riveted to and uniting the edges of sheets which make a
butt joint.
{Junction rails} (Railroads), the switch, or movable, rails,
connecting one line of track with another.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
junction
n 1: a place where two things come together; "Pittsburgh is
located at the confluence of the Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers" [syn: {confluence}, {meeting}]
2: the place where two things come together
3: the state of being joined [syn: {conjunction}]
4: the shape or manner in which things come together and a
connection is made [syn: {articulation}, {join}, {joint},
{juncture}]
5: something that joins or connects [syn: {conjunction}]
6: a act of adjoining things [syn: {adjunction}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Junction, IL (village, FIPS 38778)
Location: 37.72296 N, 88.23779 W
Population (1990): 201 (84 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62954
Junction, TX (city, FIPS 38248)
Location: 30.48958 N, 99.77099 W
Population (1990): 2654 (1247 housing units)
Area: 5.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 76849
Junction, UT (town, FIPS 39590)
Location: 38.23837 N, 112.22406 W
Population (1990): 132 (108 housing units)
Area: 37.2 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)
Junction, WV
Zip code(s): 26824
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