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semi-fast

UK/sɛmi.fɑːst/

semi-fast adjective: moderately fast; often used to describe a train service which doesn't stop at every station.

Adjective

semi-fast (not comparable)

  1. Moderately fast; often used to describe a train service which doesn't stop at every station.
    • Detailed route and timetable assessments undertaken by CBR [...] have shown that a service of two stopping trains per hour to Gorebridge, plus two semi-fast trains to Tweedbank, could be accommodated after the implementation of only three infrastructure projects.2019 November 6, Robert Drysdale, “Wires offer boost to Borders revival”, in Rail, page 44

Origin of semi-fast

From semi- + fast.

Questions about semi-fast

What does semi-fast mean?
Semi-fast means moderately fast; often used to describe a train service which doesn't stop at every station.
What part of speech is semi-fast?
Semi-fast is an adjective.
How do you pronounce semi-fast?
Semi-fast is pronounced /sɛmi.fɑːst/ (UK).

Words near semi-fast in the dictionary

  1. semi-evergreens
  2. semi-famous
  3. semi-fascism
  4. semi-fascist
  5. semi-fascists
  6. semi-fast
  7. semi-federal
  8. semi-feral
  9. semi-final
  10. semi-finalist
  11. semi-finalists

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