interurban

[ in-ter-ur-buhn ]

adjective

1. of, located in, or operating between two or more cities or towns.

noun

1. a train, bus, etc., or a transportation system operating between cities.

Word History and Origins

Origin of interurban¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; inter- + urban

Example Sentences

There, Orange Scott ran the interurban, a turn-of-the-century electric trolley line that connected the boomtown with its exurbs.

From The Daily Beast

“It could run 80 miles an hour,” remembered one passenger long after the interurban had vanished.

From The Daily Beast

An interurban car had stopped and A who was carrying two valises attempted to board it.

From Project Gutenberg

An interurban car landed him in town at eleven o'clock, and he went directly to the Boordman Building.

From Project Gutenberg

Roberts ran down the street to the interurban depot, where he hid behind a freight car until just before the car left for Seattle.

From Project Gutenberg

Inquiries at the Interurban office developed the fact that sufficient cars could not be had to accommodate the crowd.

From Project Gutenberg

She saw Mrs. Frennette in Everett only when they were on the same interurban car leaving for Seattle after the tragedy.

From Project Gutenberg