intercity

adjective

in·​ter·​city ˌin-tər-ˈsi-tē How to pronounce intercity (audio)
variants or inter-city
: occurring in or extending or operating between two or more cities
intercity travel

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Union Pacific granted Colorado track access for intercity passenger trains. Bruce Finley, Denver Post, 11 May 2025 Florida, of all places, has been rebooting intercity passenger rail travel in America. New York Times, 1 May 2025 Amtrak operates intercity passenger rail services in 46 states, Washington, DC and two Canadian provinces, on more than 21,400 miles of routes. Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025 The development is expected to include hospitality, shops, residential and office towers, the intercity passenger rail facility and a new bus facility. Alexandria Sands, Axios, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for intercity

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of intercity was in 1872

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“Intercity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intercity. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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