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interisland

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

adjective

  1. being or operating between islands.

    interisland transportation.


Etymology

Origin of interisland

First recorded in 1855–60; inter- + island

Example Sentences

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Saturna and Mayne Wild and windswept Saturna Island is surrounded on three sides by the U.S. border and is accessible via the interisland ferry to Lyall Harbour.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2023

A partial interisland quarantine was reinstated Aug. 11.

From Washington Times • Aug. 31, 2020

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

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2016

“We really need an alternative transportation between the islands. It’s inconceivable to me that as an island state…we lack an interisland ferry system.”

From Washington Times • Apr. 29, 2016

One freighter, and two interisland cargo ships of the C-1 class.

From The Flaming Mountain by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

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