Definition of Carrefour

1. Noun. A junction where one street or road crosses another.

Exact synonyms: Crossing, Crossroad, Crossway, Intersection
Specialized synonyms: Corner, Street Corner, Turning Point, Grade Crossing, Level Crossing
Generic synonyms: Junction
Group relationships: Road, Route
Derivative terms: Cross

Definition of Carrefour

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Carrefour

carragheen
carragheens
carrancha
carranchas
carrao
carraos
carraraite
carrat
carrats
carraway
carraways
carrboydite
carre-four sensitif
carrect
carrects
carrefour (current term)
carrefours
carrel
carrell
carrells
carrels
carriable
carriables
carriage
carriage bolt
carriage clock
carriage control character
carriage dog
carriage door
carriage house

Literary usage of Carrefour

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Paris and Environs, with Routes from London to Paris: With Routes from by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1896)
"FROM THE carrefour DE L'OBSERVATOIRE TO TEE FARO MONTSOURIS. From the Avenue de l'Observatoire the Rue Denfert-Rochereau leads to the S., ..."

2. Dictionary of English and French Idioms: Illustrating, by Phrases and by Jean Roemer (1853)
"A cross-way, un carrefour. en aucune manière. In either way, d'une By the way. en passant In no ... carrefour ..."

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