carrefour
Americannoun
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a crossroads; road junction.
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a public square, plaza; marketplace.
noun
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a rare word for crossroads
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a public square, esp one at the intersection of several roads
Etymology
Origin of carrefour
1475–85; < French; earlier quarefour, Middle French quarrefour < Late Latin quadrifurcum, neuter of quadrifurcus with four forks, equivalent to quadri- quadri- + -furcus -forked, adj. derivative of furcus, furca fork
Example Sentences
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Daphnee Sylvestre and 2 months old baby is in her car in carrefour marotie’re 28 , needs help!
From New York Times ● Jan. 19, 2010
The farmers as a rule preferred the open carrefour for their transactions, despite its inconvenient jostlings and the danger from crossing vehicles, to the gloomy sheltered market-room provided for them.
From The Mayor of Casterbridge by Hardy, Thomas
From the carrefour Jack turned to the left straight into the heart of the forest.
From Lorraine A romance by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
However, on the next day, the horse combat was appointed in the carrefour, by the pine-tree.
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac
All heads were raised, every ear as strained, when suddenly the boar burst out of the wood, and, instead of plunging into the opposite thicket made straight for the carrefour.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845 by Various
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