intermodal

[ in-ter-mohd-l ]

adjectiveTransportation.
  1. pertaining to or suitable for transportation involving more than one form of carrier, as truck and rail, or truck, ship, and rail.

Origin of intermodal

1
First recorded in 1960–65; inter- + modal

Other words from intermodal

  • in·ter·mod·al·ism, noun

Words Nearby intermodal

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British Dictionary definitions for intermodal

intermodal

/ (ˌɪntəˈməʊdəl) /


adjective
  1. (of a transport system) using different modes of conveyance in conjunction, such as ships, aircraft, road vehicles, etc

  2. (of a container) able to be carried by different modes of conveyance without being unpacked

  1. psychol denoting an interaction between different senses

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