carrefour

[ kar-uh-foor, kar-uh-foor ]

/ ˈkær əˌfʊər, ˌkær əˈfʊər /

noun

a crossroads; road junction.

a public square, plaza; marketplace.

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, furcafork

Words nearby carrefour

carrageenan, Carrantuohill, Carranza, Carrara, Carrara marble, carrefour, carrel, Carrera, Carreras, Carrère, carreta

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Example sentences from the Web for carrefour

French retail giant Carrefour has sold all its stores in Greece to its local partner for … one euro!
Greece Going for Yard Sale Prices|David Frum|June 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
At this moment the baying of the pack was again heard near the carrefour.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845|Various
It is so easy to take a wrong turning at the cross-roads of life, and assuredly Denise stood at a carrefour now.
The Isle of Unrest|Henry Seton Merriman
All the hunters therefore, with the exception of Charles and a few piqueurs, found themselves reassembled at the carrefour.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845|Various

The hounds are unleashed and sent forward, while at the carrefour, the noise dies down to a murmur or an expectant hush.
In Vanity Fair|Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd
At the same moment he turned the corner; the carrefour lay before him, overgrown, silent, deserted.
Lorraine|Robert W. Chambers

British Dictionary definitions for carrefour

carrefour

/ (ˈkærəˌfɔː) /

noun

a rare word for crossroads

a public square, esp one at the intersection of several roads

Word Origin for carrefour

C15: from Old French quarrefour, ultimately from Latin quadrifurcus having four forks

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单词	carrefour
释义	carrefour [ kar-uh-foor, kar-uh-foor ] / ˈkær əˌfʊər, ˌkær əˈfʊər / noun a crossroads; road junction. a public square, plaza; marketplace. 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, furcafork Words nearby carrefour carrageenan, Carrantuohill, Carranza, Carrara, Carrara marble, carrefour, carrel, Carrera, Carreras, Carrère, carreta Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carrefour French retail giant Carrefour has sold all its stores in Greece to its local partner for … one euro! Greece Going for Yard Sale Prices\|David Frum\|June 15, 2012\|DAILY BEAST At this moment the baying of the pack was again heard near the carrefour. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845\|Various It is so easy to take a wrong turning at the cross-roads of life, and assuredly Denise stood at a carrefour now. The Isle of Unrest\|Henry Seton Merriman All the hunters therefore, with the exception of Charles and a few piqueurs, found themselves reassembled at the carrefour. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 359, September 1845\|Various The hounds are unleashed and sent forward, while at the carrefour, the noise dies down to a murmur or an expectant hush. In Vanity Fair\|Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd At the same moment he turned the corner; the carrefour lay before him, overgrown, silent, deserted. Lorraine\|Robert W. Chambers British Dictionary definitions for carrefour carrefour / (ˈkærəˌfɔː) / noun a rare word for crossroads a public square, esp one at the intersection of several roads Word Origin for carrefour C15: from Old French quarrefour, ultimately from Latin quadrifurcus having four forks Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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