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interisland

[ in-ter-ahy-luhnd ]

adjective

  1. being or operating between islands:

    interisland transportation.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of interisland1

First recorded in 1855–60; inter- + island
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Example Sentences

A group of citizens in the San Juan Islands is running its own interisland service and Inslee has proposed studying the viability of passenger-only service on the state ferry routes.

Saturna and Mayne Wild and windswept Saturna Island is surrounded on three sides by the U.S. border and is accessible via the interisland ferry to Lyall Harbour.

BC Ferries offers service from Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay, as well as an interisland ferry that makes the rounds between Salt Spring, Galiano, Mayne and Saturna islands.

A few islands require an interisland ferry or a transfer on Vancouver Island and, currently, the ferry to Texada departs only from the Sunshine Coast.

You’ll find diverse lodging options here — resorts, inns, vacation rentals, even yurts — as well as three ferry terminals: Fulford Harbour for the Swartz Bay crossing, Vesuvius for the Crofton ferry, and Long Harbour for Tsawwassen and Swartz Bay, as well as the interisland boat to Galiano, Mayne, Pender and Saturna islands.

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