Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to transportation by more than one means of conveyance, as by truck and rail.
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- adjective Relating to more than one mode of transport.
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Examples
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The Forest Service I believe will be supporting efforts to provide land so that there can be transportation centers -- what they call intermodal centers -- so that you can drive up to a place, leave your car, but then have convenient access to the lake area.
Mcginty And Lockhart Press Briefing ITY National Archives 1997
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Finally, our strategic investments such as our new Northwest Ohio Intermodal Facility and our National Gateway initiative support long-term intermodal growth by broadening capacity and improving transit times and service reliability.
unknown title 2011
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We expect all of these investments to continue driving long-term intermodal growth.
CSX CEO Discusses Q4 2010 Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha 2011
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Headquartered in Mexico City, TMM is a Latin American intermodal transportation company.
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Headquartered in Mexico City, TMM is a Latin American intermodal transportation company.
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Headquartered in Mexico City, TMM is a Latin American intermodal transportation company.
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Headquartered in Mexico City, TMM is a Latin American intermodal transportation company.
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Headquartered in Mexico City, TMM is a Latin American intermodal transportation Company.
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Headquartered in Mexico City, TMM is a Latin American intermodal transportation Company.
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Headquartered in Mexico City, TMM is a Latin American intermodal transportation Company.
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The fastest-growing segment of rail traffic is what’s called intermodal, which refers to shipping containers and trailers that move on more than one mode of transit: ships, trains and trucks.
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