intermodal

English

Etymology

inter- + modal

Adjective

intermodal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to more than one mode of transport.
    an intermodal station which provides transfers between buses and trains
    • 2019 October, Steve Stubbs (photo caption), “New GBRf intermodal service”, in Modern Railways, page 20:
      Boxes from Southampton: In September, GB Railfreight began a new intermodal service from Solent Stevedores to Manchester. [...] This is the third daily working GBRf offers serving Southampton and GBRf's 17th intermodal service to date; it runs five days per week.
    • 2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 49:
      It created inter-city and intermodal services, which were genuinely world leading. And it undeniably pushed British Railways into the modern era.

Usage notes

  • When discussing freight, intermodal usually refers to land/sea containers.

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French

Etymology

From inter- + modal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.mɔ.dal/
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Adjective

intermodal (feminine intermodale, masculine plural intermodaux, feminine plural intermodales)

  1. intermodal

Spanish

Adjective

intermodal m or f (masculine and feminine plural intermodales)

  1. intermodal

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