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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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