intercity
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
intercity (not comparable)
- Between cities; connecting cities with other cities.
- I plan to catch an intercity train, or bus.
- 2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, page 13 (Technology Quarterly):
- A “moving platform” scheme […] is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays.
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Translations edit
between cities
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Noun edit
intercity (plural intercities)
- Something that runs between cities, such as a railroad.
See also edit
References edit
- “intercity”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English intercity.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
intercity m (plural intercity's, diminutive intercity'tje n)
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English intercity.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
intercity n (indeclinable)
- (rail transport) InterCity train (long-distance passenger train in Europe)
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