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单词 interurban
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Definition of interurban in English:

interurban

adjective ɪntərˈəːb(ə)nˌɪn(t)ərˈərbən
  • Existing or travelling between cities.

    the target is to reduce congestion on interurban roads
    they usually took the interurban railroad
    Example sentencesExamples
    • All of the Toronto region's communities were experiencing rapid growth, and thus there were new demands on interurban services.
    • Britain ranked as the most expensive country for inter-urban rail travel, with Germany, Sweden, Denmark and France next highest in price.
    • On average, current prices for interurban travel in the UK are similar to the full external cost.
    • Interurban transportation and land-use policies will have impacts on all of the cities within a region.
    • "Key inter-urban links have to be upgraded and we're committed to doing that by 2006" said the National Road Authority's chief executive.
    • Of the proposed inter-urban corridors, only the Dublin-Belfast project is near completion.
    • The Government has made clear that no decision on the role of charging in reducing congestion on the inter-urban network has been taken.
    • Speculation that the inter-urban franchise has been handed to a controversial rail operator has caused uproar in the industry.
    • The N9 major interurban route from Waterford to Kilcullen will be delivered in four separate contracts.
    • Electricity changed that in the late 19th century, powering interurban cars connecting rural and urban areas throughout Canada.
noun ɪntərˈəːb(ə)nˌɪn(t)ərˈərbən
North American historical
  • A railway or train operating or travelling between cities.

    the interurban provided a new predictable and comfortable way to travel
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Founded in 1901 and terminated in 1965, Pacific Electric was known as the World's Great Interurban.
    • Also, while streetcars were typically open-air affairs, most interurbans were either fully enclosed, partially enclosed, or convertible.
    • The interurban was our only mode of transportation.
    • The real thrill for me was to ride Indiana Railroad 65, one of the high-speed lightweight cars built in the early 1930s in a futile effort to save the interurbans.
    • The existing service, started as the Chicago, South Shore, and South Bend, is considered by some to be the last interurban, despite having few characteristics of one.
    • The sculpture of commuters "waiting for the Interurban" is one of my favorites.
    • The interior of the station is set up like a small museum, showing old photos of streetcars and interurbans that once crisscrossed the area.
    • This picture of the Sand Springs Railway Co. interurban is undated, but the bunting indicates it could be the final trip in 1955.
    • The first heavy interurban to operate at IRM, car 431, stands at the original 1966 Olson Road loading platform that was the gateway to the Museum.
    • When IRR ceased operating in 1941, he made an effort to establish a museum group to save one of the last cars - IRR 65, a modern lightweight interurban.

Definition of interurban in US English:

interurban

adjectiveˌin(t)ərˈərbənˌɪn(t)ərˈərbən
  • Existing or traveling between cities.

    the target is to reduce congestion on interurban roads
    they usually took the interurban railroad
    Example sentencesExamples
    • All of the Toronto region's communities were experiencing rapid growth, and thus there were new demands on interurban services.
    • Britain ranked as the most expensive country for inter-urban rail travel, with Germany, Sweden, Denmark and France next highest in price.
    • The N9 major interurban route from Waterford to Kilcullen will be delivered in four separate contracts.
    • Speculation that the inter-urban franchise has been handed to a controversial rail operator has caused uproar in the industry.
    • On average, current prices for interurban travel in the UK are similar to the full external cost.
    • Interurban transportation and land-use policies will have impacts on all of the cities within a region.
    • Of the proposed inter-urban corridors, only the Dublin-Belfast project is near completion.
    • Electricity changed that in the late 19th century, powering interurban cars connecting rural and urban areas throughout Canada.
    • "Key inter-urban links have to be upgraded and we're committed to doing that by 2006" said the National Road Authority's chief executive.
    • The Government has made clear that no decision on the role of charging in reducing congestion on the inter-urban network has been taken.
nounˌin(t)ərˈərbənˌɪn(t)ərˈərbən
North American historical
  • A railway or train operating or traveling between cities.

    the interurban provided a new predictable and comfortable way to travel
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The real thrill for me was to ride Indiana Railroad 65, one of the high-speed lightweight cars built in the early 1930s in a futile effort to save the interurbans.
    • The sculpture of commuters "waiting for the Interurban" is one of my favorites.
    • When IRR ceased operating in 1941, he made an effort to establish a museum group to save one of the last cars - IRR 65, a modern lightweight interurban.
    • The interurban was our only mode of transportation.
    • Founded in 1901 and terminated in 1965, Pacific Electric was known as the World's Great Interurban.
    • The interior of the station is set up like a small museum, showing old photos of streetcars and interurbans that once crisscrossed the area.
    • This picture of the Sand Springs Railway Co. interurban is undated, but the bunting indicates it could be the final trip in 1955.
    • Also, while streetcars were typically open-air affairs, most interurbans were either fully enclosed, partially enclosed, or convertible.
    • The first heavy interurban to operate at IRM, car 431, stands at the original 1966 Olson Road loading platform that was the gateway to the Museum.
    • The existing service, started as the Chicago, South Shore, and South Bend, is considered by some to be the last interurban, despite having few characteristics of one.
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