intercommunicating
intercommunicating is the present participle and gerund of intercommunicate.
Meaning of intercommunicate
Verb
intercommunicate (third-person singular simple present intercommunicates, present participle intercommunicating, simple past and past participle intercommunicated)
- To communicate mutually, one with another.
- There is also a growing number of teleradio stations on small inter-island craft. All these stations communicate with or through Vila, but may intercommunicate by permission.1951, Great Britain. Colonial Office, An Economic Survey of the Colonial Territories, page 144
- To be interconnected.
- The two vehicles of each unit intercommunicate through a vestibule type corridor connection similar to that obtaining in long-distance passenger stock.1954 July, “Lightweight Diesel Trains for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 459
Adjective
intercommunicating (not comparable)
- Having a common connecting door. (of two rooms etc.)
- [...] aluminium is used extensively for cross-partitions, intercommunicating doors and roller shutter doors.1962 February, “Talking of Trains: Restaurant car problems”, in Modern Railways, page 79
Questions about intercommunicating
- What does intercommunicating mean?
- Intercommunicating means having a common connecting door. (of two rooms etc.).
- What is intercommunicating the present participle and gerund of?
- Intercommunicating is the present participle and gerund of intercommunicate.
- What part of speech is intercommunicating?
- Intercommunicating is an adjective.
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