T-junction

English

A T-junction in Zambia (1)

Etymology

From T (“capital letter”) ‎ junction.

Noun

T-junction (plural T-junctions)

1. An intersection of routes where one road terminates as it joins a (usually higher priority) road at approximately 90°. In most countries, a give way or stop road sign will be seen at a T-junction.

   Synonym: T-intersection

   Coordinate terms: Y-junction, Y-intersection

2. A similarly shaped section in a pipe, etc.

Translations

junction in the shape of a T

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 丁字街 (zh) (dīngzìjiē), 丁字路 (zh) (dīngzìlù), 丁字路口 (zh) (dīngzì lùkǒu)

• Czech: styková křižovatka
• Danish: T-kryds n
• Dutch: T-kruising (nl) f, T-splitsing (nl) f
• Finnish: T-risteys
• Irish: T-acomhal m
• Japanese: T字路 (ja) (tījiro), 丁字路 (ja) (teijiro) (formal)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: T-kryss n

  Nynorsk: T-kryss n

• Persian: سه‌راهی (se-râhi)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: Т-образный перекрёсток m (T-obraznyj perekrjóstok)
• Spanish: unión en T m
• Swedish: t-korsning (sv), T-korsning (sv)
• Thai: สามแยก (sǎam-yɛ̂ɛk)
• Vietnamese: ngã ba (vi)

similarly shaped section in a pipe, etc.

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: T型接合 (T-xíng jiēhé)

• Danish: T-rør n
• Finnish: T-liitos
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: unión en T m