[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

junction \junc"tion\, n. l. junctio, fr. jungere, junctum, to
   join: cf. f. jonction. see join.
   1913 webster
   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.
      1913 webster

   2. the place or point of union, meeting, or junction;
      specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway
      meet or cross.
      1913 webster

   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.
      1913 webster
see also:
join junction plate junction rails 

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