interurban
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of interurban
Example Sentences
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Even modestly sized American cities once enjoyed rail transit in the form of streetcars and electric-powered interurban systems linking towns together, not to mention an abundance of commuter trains.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2024
Oaks Amusement Park first opened as a “way of boosting ridership on the area’s emerging interurban transportation system,” according to its website.
From Fox News ● Mar. 12, 2020
I’ve treated the modern Dart light rail network as equivalent to the old interurban streetcar network, as the modern light rail system is meant to provide rapid regional transportation, rather than local in-city transportation.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 3, 2019
This is not even the Opéra Metro stop on weekday mornings when commuters rush to connect with the interurban RER train and the No. 3 Metro line.
From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2015
I got off and stood in my shadow and after a while a car came along and I got on and went back to the interurban station.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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