intercity

alternative inter-city

1. not comparableBetween cities; connecting cities with other cities.

   I plan to catch an intercity train, or bus.

   2 more examples

   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.

   2013 June 1, “Ideas coming down the track”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, archived from the original on 11 Mar 2023, page 13 (Technology Quarterly)

   Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport will keep its name, officials at the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office said Tuesday, announcing a settlement in the trademark dispute that became an intercity spat.

   2026 April 28, Rachel Swan, “SFO and Oakland settle trademark dispute — ‘Oakland San Francisco Bay’ name stays”, in San Francisco Chronicle, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2026

   Synonyms: interurban · Antonyms: intracity, intraurban

plural intercities · alternative inter-city

1. Something that runs between cities, such as a railroad.