connection
/kəˈnɛkʃ(ə)n/ noun B1- The act of connecting.
- Coherence; lack of disjointedness.
- Sexual intercourse.
- The point at which two or more things are connected. · the leak formed at the connection of the pipe and the boiler
- A transfer from one transportation vehicle to another in scheduled transportation service. · The bus was late so he missed his connection at Penn Station and had to wait six hours for the next train.
- A physical link between two things or places. · the isthmus of Panama is the connection between North and South America
- An established communications or transportation link. · computers linked by a network connection· I was talking to him, but there was lightning and we lost the connection.
- A causal relationship between two phenomena; cause and effect. · the connection between overeating and obesity· My headache has no connection with me going out last night.
Plural connections
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What possible connection could she have with an American assassin which would cause her to shelter him?”
There doesn’t seem to be much connection between grubs and lakes of shining waters, does there?
If you imagine there is any connection—”
But there is a connection between Bodymaster McGinty and the Valley of Fear.”
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