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spaghetti junction

noun

an interchange, usually between motorways, in which there are a large number of underpasses and overpasses and intersecting roads used by a large volume of high-speed traffic

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Nearby words

spae, spaetzle, spaewife, spag, spaghetti, spaghetti junction, spaghetti squash, spaghetti strap, spaghetti western, spaghettification, spaghettini

Word Origin for spaghetti junction

C20: from the nickname of the Gravelly Hill Interchange, Birmingham, where the M6, A38M, A38, and A5127 intersect
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