Interurban

adj, noun

adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An electric railway carrying mainly passengers between two or more urban centres. US

    "interurban car, interurban line, interurban railroad"

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, involving or joining two or more urban centres. not-comparable

    "One of the commercial attachés of the Department of Commerce in South America transmits the name and address of an engineer who desires to receive full information relative to an automotor for an interurban railway."

Synonyms

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amtrakbaggage trainburghalcable railroadchoo choochoo-choo

Example

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"One of the commercial attachés of the Department of Commerce in South America transmits the name and address of an engineer who desires to receive full information relative to an automotor for an interurban railway."

Etymology

From inter- + urban.

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