{
    "term": "intersection",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a place where two or more roads, lines, etc. meet or cross each other",
            "labels": "(North American English or formal, British English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Traffic lights have been placed at all major intersections."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It is a busy intersection, almost invariably clogged with traffic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The accident occurred at the intersection of Mulholland Drive with Canyonback Road."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of intersecting something",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪntəsekʃn/",
                "audio": "in/intersection/intersection__gb_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntəˈsekʃn/",
                "audio": "in/intersection/intersection__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɪntərsekʃn/",
                "audio": "in/intersection/intersection__us_1_rr.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌɪntərˈsekʃn/",
                "audio": "in/intersection/intersection__us_2_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: from Latin intersectio(n-), from intersecare, from inter- ‘between’ + secare ‘to cut’."
}