Y-intersection

Three-way road junction

A Y-intersection is where a road splits into two diverging branches or where two roads merge into one, forming a shape like the letter Y.

Unlike a T-intersection, where roads meet at roughly right angles, a Y-intersection involves more acute angles: The GPS said to bear right at the Y-intersection.

traffic

junction

Point where things meet

three-wayInvolving three participants
roadVehicle travel surface
mergeCombine into unity

yield · stoplight · crossroad · turning · right-of-way · T-junction · fork · branch · roadway · signal

engineering

divergence

Separation from common origin

splitSeparation into parts
channelPassage for transmission
pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube

ductwork · manifold · piping · connector · fitting · conduit · plumbing · HVAC · bifurcation · flow

anatomy

branching

Splitting into separate directions

vesselReceptacle for contents
arteryOxygen-rich blood conduit
veinVessel toward heart

capillary · bifurcation · nerve · bronchi · lymphatic · circulatory · vascular · tributary · dendrite · airway

railroad

switch

Circuit-breaking toggle device

trackPath or monitored route
sidingExterior wall covering
junctionPoint where things meet

diverging · mainline · railyard · turnout · freight · routing · signal · crossing · locomotive · coupling

Opposites

intersection geometry/number of branches

Y-intersectioncrossroads

Meeting of routes

four-way stop · T-intersection · roundabout · traffic circle · dead end

intersection complexity

Y-intersectioninterchange

Reciprocal transfer between parties

cloverleaf · roundabout · rotary

Family

intersection, intersect, intersects, intersected, intersecting, section, sections, sectional, sector

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