carrefour vs intersection

carrefour and intersection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
carrefour	Yes	No	No	No
intersection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, carrefour and intersection are synonyms defined as:

carrefour and intersection: a junction where one street or road crosses another

Other synonyms of carrefour include crossing, crossroad, crossway.

carrefour (noun)	intersection (noun)
a junction where one street or road crosses another	the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
	a junction where one street or road crosses another
	a point where lines intersect
	a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena
	the set of elements common to two or more sets
	a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations