interchanges
Highway crossing structures
Interchanges are exchanges or substitutions—of ideas, of goods, of positions.
The word often implies reciprocity: a lively interchange of opinions.
In transportation, an interchange is where highways connect, allowing vehicles to transfer between roads without stopping: the cloverleaf interchange at Route 95.
The verb interchange means to switch places or exchange mutually.
Looped highway junction
- overpassBridge spanning a road
- underpassRoad passing below another
- onrampHighway entry lane
- offrampHighway exit route
flyover · junction · exit · roundabout · crossroads · merge · diverge · traffic
Circuit-breaking toggle device
- substituteReplacement for another
- replacePut something else there
- transposeReverse order of elements
- alternateOccur in succession
flip-flop · rotate · trade · reciprocate · shuffle · rearrange · conversion · changeover
Fixed stopping point
- junctionPoint where things meet
- terminalAt the endpoint
- platformRaised flat structure
- switchingChanging from one to another
tracks · depot · siding · railroad · trainyard · marshalling · hub · connection
Exchange of spoken ideas
- discussionExchange of ideas
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- debateFormal argument on issues
- talksSpeaks with others
negotiation · communication · banter · chat · consultation · deliberation · parley · colloquy
cloverleaf
Looped highway junction
offramp · flyover · junction · exit · roundabout · crossroads · merge · diverge · traffic · motorway
switch
Circuit-breaking toggle device
- substituteReplacement for another
- replacePut something else there
- transposeReverse order of elements
alternate · flip-flop · rotate · trade · reciprocate · shuffle · rearrange · conversion · changeover · turnaround
station
Fixed stopping point
switching · tracks · depot · siding · railroad · trainyard · marshalling · hub · connection · transfer
conversation
Exchange of spoken ideas
- discussionExchange of ideas
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
- debateFormal argument on issues
talks · negotiation · communication · banter · chat · consultation · deliberation · parley · colloquy · dialog
node
Connection point in networks
switching · connection · packet · data · protocol · routing · traffic · bandwidth · interface · port
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
- public transitbus, train, subway, metro, tram
- subwaytrains, stations, platforms, tunnels, tracks
- transport hubsairports, airport, seaports, seaport, train station
- civil engineeringbridges, highways, tunnels, foundations, dams
- Elizabeth LineBond Street, Brentwood, Burnham, Heathrow, Langley
interchangesdisconnects
Breaks a connection
dead ends · separations · isolations · blockages · barriers
interchangesdead ends
Routes with no exit
cul-de-sacs · crossroads · traffic lights · stop signs · level crossings
interchangessilences
Stops from speaking
monologues · stonewalling · withholds · suppresses · broadcasts
- freeway interchangeConvergence of multiple highways
- interchangeable partsIdentical components fitting any unit
- interchangeable lensDetachable camera focusing element
- interchangeable lensesDetachable camera optics
interchange, interchangeable, interchanged, interchangeably, interchanging, interchangeability