connections

Noun

connection (countable and uncountable, plural connections)

1. (uncountable) The act of connecting.
   • Forster employs personal relations to emphasize the importance of connection and mutual understanding2005 October 2, Mieke Schüller, Howards End by E. M. Forster: "Only Connect!", GRIN Verlag, →ISBN, page 2
   1. Coherence; lack of disjointedness.
   2. (euphemistic) Sexual intercourse.
      • The exact nature of the relations between the boy-wife and his protector are doubtful; they certainly have connection, but the natives repudiate with horror and disgust the idea of sodomy.1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 (of 6)
2. The point at which two or more things are connected.
   • the leak formed at the connection of the pipe and the boiler
   1. 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.
3. A physical link between two things or places.
   • the isthmus of Panama is the connection between North and South America

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