interisland

American  

[in-ter-ahy-luhnd] / ˌɪn tərˈaɪ lənd /

adjective

1. being or operating between islands.

   interisland transportation.

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Etymology

Origin of interisland

First recorded in 1855–60; inter- + island

Example Sentences

BC Ferries offers service from Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay, as well as an interisland ferry that makes the rounds between Salt Spring, Galiano, Mayne and Saturna islands.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2023

The incident comes as Young Brothers LLC, Hawaii’s only regulated interisland cargo company, appealed to the state for $25 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to prevent the 120-year-old company from ceasing operations.

From Washington Times • Jun. 23, 2020

At every step, she is beholden to the decidedly non-sympathetic interisland ferry schedule.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2016

Passengers not booked in business class but flying on Hawaiian Airlines can access the Plumeria Lounge at HNL, located on the third floor of the Honolulu interisland terminal, for $40 a day.

From Washington Times • Feb. 29, 2016

The following words were spelled in two different ways and were not changed: birthday, birth-day preeminently, pre-eminently interisland, inter-island A few obvious typographical errors have been corrected and are listed below.

From Speeches of His Majesty Kamehameha IV. To the Hawaiian Legislature by Kamehameha IV, King of the Hawaiian Islands