Definition of "interchange" in English

verb

1. (transitive) to switch (each of two things)

   • to interchange places

2. (transitive) to mutually give and receive (something); to exchange

3. (intransitive) to swap or change places

4. (transitive) to alternate; to intermingle or vary

   • to interchange cares with pleasures

5. (transport) To act as or carry out an interchange (noun, senses 2, 3).

noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An act of interchanging.

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. (rail transport, 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.