Cyclone Ami hit Tonga today, grounding the main interisland ferry on a coral reefnear the capital Nuku'alofa.
interisland in American English
(ˌintərˈailənd)
adjective
being or operating between islands
interisland transportation
Word origin
[1855–60; inter- + island]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: barrage, boilerplate, kickoff, output, superheatinter- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, where it meant “between,” “among,”“in the midst of,” “mutually,” “reciprocally,” “together,” “during” (intercept; interest). On this model, inter- is used in the formation of compound words (intercom; interdepartmental)