road-railadj.
/ˈrəʊdˌreɪl/, U.S. /ˈroʊdˌreɪl/ Of or relating to both a road and a railway; spec. (of a vehicle, typically an experimental one) that may be used on both roads and railways; (of a transport route, system, etc.) designed for or accommodating both road and railway.
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society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [adjective] > suitable for or accommodating road and railway
road-rail1922
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [adjective] > suitable for or accommodating road or railway
road-rail1922
1922 Jrnl. Afr. Soc. 21 179 Methods of traction..still in the experimental stage..; of these I need mention..only the locotractor or road rail system.
1927 Times 20 Dec. 11/3 The ‘road-rail’ truck represents in a modified form the upper part of a railway wagon which can be exchanged between road and rail vehicles.
1963 Times 8 June 14/3 Two-day talks between British and French Government officials on whether there should be a Channel rail bridge or a road-rail tunnel ended in London yesterday.
1978 Bull. Atomic Scientists Apr. 59/1 New forms of transportation like hybrid road-rail vehicles or fuel-saving cars.
2008 Daily Post (Liverpool) (Nexis) 9 Apr. 1 The [Stobart] group says its plans to create an £80m roadrail freight terminal..could create more than 2,000 jobs.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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