carfax

noun

car·​fax

ˈkärˌfaks,

-ȧˌf-

plural -es

British

: a place where four or more roads meet

—used chiefly in place names

Word History

Etymology

Middle English carfouk, carfuks, modification of Anglo-French querrefourc, from Late Latin quadrifurcum

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