Definition of "Connection" :

noun: the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)

"There was a connection via the internet."

noun: shifting from one form of transportation to another

"The plane was late and he missed his connection in Atlanta."

noun: an instrumentality that connects

"He soldered the connection."

noun: the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

noun: a supplier (especially of narcotics)

noun: (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)

"He has powerful connections."

noun: a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

"There was a connection between eating that pickle and having that nightmare."

noun: a connecting shape

noun: the state of being connected

"The connection between church and state is inescapable."