Confluence (noun)
con-floo-uns
A flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the like./The place where two rivers meet.
First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin confluentia, from Latin confluent.
Example sentences
“We’ve been parked up here at the confluence for a couple of days, it’s a bird watchers paradise, and it’s stunning!”
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