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intermodal

adjective

  1. exchanging between different transportation modes
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English modal English intermodal From inter- + modal.

  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.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English modal English intermodal From inter- + modal.

  1. A shipping container for intermodal use.