interurbanadj.n.
/ɪntərˈəːbən/ a. Carried on between, or connecting, different cities or towns.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > town or city > [adjective] > connecting towns or cities
interurban1883
1883 Harper's Mag. May 927/1 The..increasing volume of inter-urban commerce.
1892 Daily News 9 Aug. 5/4 The inter-urban line runs electric trains from the business centre in St. Paul to the business centre in Minneapolis.
1898 Engin. Mag. May 163/1 A finely-illustrated description of an English inter-urban street railway.
1901 Westm. Gaz. 15 Feb. 4/3 The Minister of the Interior [in Spain] has prohibited inter-urban telephonic communication.
1903 Westm. Gaz. 14 May 16/3 In the provision of means of inter-urban transport, London was originally..not inferior to any other city.
1962 Coast to Coast 1961–2 72 The cameras zoomed to a middle-aged man alighting from an inter-urban Hovercraft.
1971 Selling Today Sept. 4/3 Inter-urban motorways.
b. Elliptical as n., an interurban railway or train. U.S.
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society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > a railway > with specific situation or route
chemin de fer1835
junction1839
mountain railway1851
beltline1863
trans-Siberian1896
trans-continental1907
interurban1912
S-bahn1962
society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > running between cities
intercity1909
interurban1948
1912 Out West Mar. 204/1 There is no more beautiful road..than the Los Angeles interurban through Azusa.
1948 Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Okla.) 11 Apr. 1/6 Fifty persons were hurt..when two interurbans smashed head-on.
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adj.n.1883