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intermodal

intermodal adjective: relating to more than one mode of transport.

Adjective

intermodal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to more than one mode of transport.
    • an intermodal station which provides transfers between buses and trains
    • 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.2019 October, Steve Stubbs (photo caption), “New GBRf intermodal service”, in Modern Railways, page 20

Noun

intermodal (plural intermodals)

  1. A shipping container for intermodal use.

intermodal meaning in Persian

intermodal in Persian

Relating to more than one mode of transport
ایستگاههای چندگانه

Forms of intermodal

pluralintermodals

Origin of intermodal

From inter- + modal.

Words formed from intermodal

Questions about intermodal

What does intermodal mean?
Intermodal means relating to more than one mode of transport.
What is intermodal in Persian?
Intermodal in Persian is ایستگاههای چندگانه. See Intermodal meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is intermodal?
Intermodal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near intermodal in the dictionary

  1. intermixtly
  2. intermixture
  3. intermixtures
  4. intermobilities
  5. intermobility
  6. intermodal
  7. intermodalism
  8. intermodality
  9. intermodally
  10. intermodals
  11. intermode

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