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intercounty

intercounty

4.3
A bus or train that runs between counties
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : servicio intercondado
  • Many commuters rely on the intercounty to travel between work and home each day.

Examples

  • She bought a ticket for the early intercounty that runs to the neighboring town.

  • The new intercounty connects several rural communities to the city center.

  • The intercounty bus service runs every hour.

  • I took the intercounty train to visit my friend.

  • The new intercounty bus service allows residents to travel easily between multiple counties.

  • Many people depend on the intercounty train to commute between their jobs and homes in different counties.

  • She regularly uses the intercounty to visit friends who live in the next county over.

Synonyms

interurban
vsintercounty
  • Archaic
1 6.4

A vehicle that carries people between towns and cities

serves passengers between counties rather than between urban centers

How Far

intercounty
  • US
4.3
local
5 2.7

Surface Forms

intercounty singular
intercounties plural

Morphology

intercounty = county (transparent) = inter + county

The meaning is directly compositional: 'inter-' means between and 'county' supplies the domain.

Etymology

Intercounty comes from the parts inter- 'between' and county 'local area', and was used for services that go across those areas. So an intercounty (as a noun) is a bus or train that runs 'between' two or more counties.