intermodal

ˌɪntəˈməʊdəl

Definition

Definition of intermodal - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

transportation

TECH.

relating to more than one mode of transport

TECH.

The intermodal system improved delivery times significantly.

multimodal

container

TECH.

able to be carried by different modes

TECH.

The intermodal container was shipped overseas without unpacking.

multimodal

versatile

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intermodal transport

movement of goods or people using several types of transport in one trip

The company uses intermodal transport to move containers from the port to inland cities.

Origin of intermodal

Latin, inter (between) + modus (measure)

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ISTEA

acr.

acr: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act

law to improve transportation systems in the USA

Examples of intermodal in a sentence

The intermodal network connects major cities efficiently.
Intermodal transport reduces shipping costs significantly.
The company invested in intermodal systems for efficiency.

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French:intermodal, ...
German:intermodal, ...
Italian:intermodale, ...
Spanish:intermodal, ...
Portuguese:intermodal, ...
Chinese:多式联运的, 跨模式的, ...
Japanese:インターモーダル, 複合輸送の, ...
Arabic:بَيْنِيُّ الوَسائِل, مُتَعَدِّد الوَسائِط, ...
Hebrew:בֵּין-תַּחְבּוּרָתִי, רַב-תַּחְבּוּרָתִי, ...
Russian:интермодальный, ...
Ukrainian:інтермодальний, ...
Hindi:अंतरमॉडल, ...
Bengali:ইন্টারমোডাল, আন্তঃমোডাল, ...
Catalan:intermodal, ...
Czech:intermodální, ...
Danish:intermodal, intermodale, ...
Dutch:intermodale, intermodaal, ...
Greek:διατροπικός, ...
Hungarian:intermodális, multimodális, ...
Khmer:ពហុមធ្យោបាយដឹកជញ្ជូន, ពហុមធ្យោបាយ, ...
Korean:복합 운송의, 다중 모드의, ...
Persian:چندوجهی, چند حالته, ...
Polish:intermodalny, ...
Portuguese (BR):intermodal, ...
Romanian:intermodal, ...
Swedish:intermodal, kombinerad, ...
Thai:หลายรูปแบบ, หลายระบบ, ...
Turkish:intermodal, ...
Vietnamese:liên vận, liên phương thức, ...

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