box junction

British

noun

(in Britain) a road junction having yellow cross-hatching painted on the road surface. Vehicles may only enter the hatched area when their exit is clear

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A yellow box junction which was hailed as the biggest in the UK and Ireland has been removed from a County Londonderry town.

From BBC

"Ridiculous", "silly" and 40m long - but is this the biggest yellow box junction in the UK, Ireland or even the world?

From BBC

Just ask the residents of Dirty Box Junction.

From Los Angeles Times

Through dozens of interviews, I tried to understand why the residents of Dirty Box Junction now complied with safeguards.

From Los Angeles Times

This year, when COVID-19 struck, Dirty Box Junction — and the rest of sub-Saharan Africa — considered it unwelcome, but not unprecedented.

From Los Angeles Times

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