interchanges

Noun

interchange (countable and uncountable, plural interchanges)

1. An act of interchanging.
   • That was one of three superb saves Hennessey made in the opening 45 minutes, the best of which was from Dzeko, who had been released by a slick interchange involving Silva and Sergio Aguero.2011 October 29, Neil Johnston, “Norwich 3 - 3 Blackburn”, in BBC Sport
2. (countable) A highway junction in which traffic may change from one road to another without crossing a stream of traffic.
3. (countable) A junction in which traffic may merge to enter or diverge to exit a limited-access highway to access a surface street, without crossing traffic on the main highway.
4. (countable) A connection between two or more lines, services or modes of transport; a station at which such a connection can be made.
   • Holborn tube station is the only interchange between the London Underground Central and Piccadilly Lines.
5. A back-and-forth interaction; an exchange.
   • David and I were not "intimate" friends. There was always a certain old-worldly formality about our interchanges. There was something professorial and distant about David, something that commanded respect, partially, I think, because he was so respectful himself.1984 December 15, Nancy Walker, “Remembering David Stryker”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 22, page 5

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