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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)

  1. (intransitive) 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
  2. (intransitive) 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)

  1. 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.

Words near intercommunicating in the dictionary

  1. intercommunicability
  2. intercommunicable
  3. intercommunicate
  4. intercommunicated
  5. intercommunicates
  6. intercommunicating
  7. intercommunication
  8. intercommunicational
  9. intercommunications
  10. intercommunicative
  11. intercommunicator

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