intercity
nounEtymology From inter- + city.
1
Something that runs between cities, such as a railroad.
intercity
adjEtymology From inter- + city.
1
Between cities; connecting cities with other cities.
- I plan to catch an intercity train, or bus.
- A “moving platform” scheme […] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays.2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2023, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):
- Related terms
- inner city