intercity

adjective

in·​ter·​city ˌin-tər-ˈsi-tē 

variants or inter-city

: occurring in or extending or operating between two or more cities

intercity travel

Examples of intercity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Brightline is the only private provider of intercity passenger rail services in America and serves Miami, Aventura, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, West Palm Beach and Orlando, the statement said. —Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026

Brightline’s bicoastal struggles show that the window for companies to operate intercity rail service in the US profitably and without taxpayer support closed decades ago. —Marc Joffe, Oc Register, 5 Jan. 2026

Greyhound-owner Flix said searches for buses are trending higher, especially around peak days, Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving, and Sunday return, according to Kai Boysan, CEO of Flix North America, which operates the continent’s largest intercity bus network. —Doyinsola Oladipo, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025

Other forms of ground transportation are preparing for a spike in demand as well, including Amtrak and intercity bus services. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for intercity

• fugacity
• lubricity
• rhythmicity
• seismicity
• sphericity
• subcommittee
• tendinitis
• atomicity
• catholicity
• ellipticity
• historicity
• mutuality