Interurban definition

ĭntər-ûrbən
Relating to or connecting urban areas.

An interurban railroad.

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Between cities or towns.

An interurban train.

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An interurban railway, train, etc.
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Of, pertaining to, involving or joining two or more urban centres.
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A railway connecting two or more urban centres.
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Noun

Singular:
interurban
Plural:
interurbans

Interurban Sentence Examples

  • It is served by the Illinois Central and the Chicago & Alton railways and by the Illinois Traction Interurban Electric line.

  • It is served by the Missouri Pacific, the St Louis & San Francisco, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas, and the Kansas City Southern railways, and by interurban electric lines.

  • Belleville is served by the Illinois Central, the Louisville & Nashville, and the Southern railways, also by extensive interurban electric systems; and a belt line to O'Fallon, Illinois, connects Belleville with the Baltimore & Ohio South Western railway.

  • It was only the habit of interurban jealousy which prevented the communes from at once combining to resist demands which threatened their liberty of action, and would leave them passive at the pleasure of a foreign master The diet was opened at Roncaglia near Piacenza, where Fredericli listened to the complaints of Como and Lodi against Milan, of Pavia against Tortona and of the marquis of Montferrat against Asti and Chieri.

  • It is served by the Chicago & North-Western railway, by interurban electric lines connecting with Chicago and Milwaukee, and by freight and passenger steamship lines on Lake Michigan.

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