wash-out effect n.— «In the early 1970s, manufacturers introduced sirens with different patterns and frequencies, to address a growing problem: Officers in different police cars using the same frequency often could not hear each other...
Malfunction Junction n.— «Krohn said the site, which is located near the intersection of routes 1-1/30 and 7A, also known as Malfunction Junction, had been empty for about 20 years.» —“No fear as two outlets close” by...
barmuda triangle n. a concentration of bars or nightclubs on a street, at an intersection, or in a neighborhood. Editorial Note: The number of establishments is often less or more than three. Another popular variant is beermuda triangle...
spaghetti bowl n. a mass of complicated relationships within a group, system, or process; an intersection or interchange of many lines, pipes, roads, or railways. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
spaghetti bowl n.— «The intersection of religion and state has become increasingly hectic and hazardous, a spaghetti-bowl junction of conflict and uneasy collaboration on the twisting, global highway.» —“Religion Is Again An Earth...
sidewalk shed n.— «Even in the current stampede of building renovations, it is unusual that all four 1920s Park Avenue co-ops at the intersection of 89th Street have put up “sidewalk shed” scaffolding for masonry repairs...