interchange

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Verb

• (RP) enPR: ĭntə(r)chānj', IPA: /ɪntə(ɹ)ˈtʃeɪndʒ/, SAMPA: /Int@(r)"tSeIndZ/
• (US) enPR: ĭntərchānj', IPA: /ɪntɚˈtʃeɪndʒ/, SAMPA: /Int@`"tSeIndZ/

Noun

• (RP) enPR: ĭn'tə(r)chānj, IPA: /ˈɪntə(ɹ).tʃeɪndʒ/, SAMPA: /"Int@tSeIndZ/
• (US) enPR: ĭn'tərchānj, IPA: /ˈɪntɚtʃeɪndʒ/, SAMPA: /"Int@`tSeIndZ/

[edit] Verb

to interchange (third-person singular simple present interchanges, present participle interchanging, simple past and past participle interchanged)

1. (transitive) to switch (each of two things)
2. (transitive) to mutually give and receive (something); to exchange
3. (intransitive) to swap or change places
4. (intransitive) to alternate

[edit] Noun

interchange (plural interchanges)

1. An act of interchanging.
2. A highway junction in which traffic may change from one road to another without crossing a stream of traffic.
3. (rail transport) 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

[edit] Usage notes

Generally the rail transport sense of "interchange" applies to connections within the same station, or from two close-by stations. Sometimes, especially within the context of public transport in London, "interchange" is restricted to within-station connections only with outerchange used for those that involve leaving the station.

[edit] Antonyms

• (rail transport): outerchange (in some contexts only, see usage notes)

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