(n) a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers), Syn. meeting, Example:Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers
n. [ L. confluentia. ] 1. The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of two or more streams; the place of meeting. [ 1913 Webster ]
New York stood at the confluence of two rivers. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Any running together of separate streams or currents; the act of meeting and crowding in a place; hence, a crowd; a concourse; an assemblage. [ 1913 Webster ]
You see this confluence, this great flood of vistors. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The confluence . . . of all true joys. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]