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connection  (connections plural )
in BRIT, also use  connexion  
1  n-var A connection is a relationship between two things, people, or groups. 
usu N prep  (=association, link) 
There was no evidence of a connection between BSE and the brain diseases recently confirmed in cats..., The police say he had no connection with the security forces...  
2  n-count A connection is a joint where two wires or pipes are joined together. 
Check all radiators for small leaks, especially round pipework connections.  
3  n-count If a place has good road, rail, or air connections, many places can be directly reached from there by car, train, or plane. 
usu n N 
Fukuoka has excellent air and rail connections to the rest of the country.  
4  n-count If you get a connection at a station or airport, you catch a train, bus, or plane, after getting off another train, bus, or plane, in order to continue your journey. 
usu sing 
My flight was late and I missed the connection.  
5  n-plural Your connections are the people who you know or are related to, especially when they are in a position to help you. 
She used her connections to full advantage.  
6 If you write or talk to someone in connection with something, you write or talk to them about that thing. 
FORMAL 
♦ in connection with  prep-phrase 
13 men have been questioned in connection with the murder.