intermodal
adjective
in·ter·mod·al ˌin-tər-ˈmō-dəl 
1
: being or involving transportation by more than one form of carrier during a single journey
2
: used for intermodal transport
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In July 2022 the port saw 35.8% growth for dry and refrigerated cargo over July 2021 and 185.7% growth for intermodal cargo. 
al, 15 Aug. 2022 Milwaukee police obtained surveillance video of the person who got into Imran's cab at the intermodal station shortly before the shooting, according to the complaint filed against Sanders. Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2022 The congestion in intermodal operations, which combine truck and rail transport for longer freight hauls, is adding to delays in getting goods to distribution centers and stores. Paul Berger, WSJ, 24 June 2022 Maybe they’ve been loaded onto a train or truck that’s now idled inside an intermodal yard. Eric Smith, Outside Online, 29 Mar. 2021 The company has committed to adding as many as 150,000 containers to its intermodal fleet in the next three to five years. Serenah Mckay, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2022 In fact, over the course of the past two years, even in the midst of an extremely tight labor market, American railroads set records at various points for volume levels of grain, chemicals and intermodal containers carrying consumer goods. Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 1 June 2022 Norfolk Southern’s Memphis East line, which runs from Memphis through Sheffield and Huntsville to Chattanooga, connects to an intermodal terminal in Huntsville. al, 9 Jan. 2022 This will allow the company access to the port and its intermodal facilities, a CRG news release Tuesday. Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2022 See More
al, 15 Aug. 2022 Milwaukee police obtained surveillance video of the person who got into Imran's cab at the intermodal station shortly before the shooting, according to the complaint filed against Sanders. Sarah Volpenhein, Journal Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2022 The congestion in intermodal operations, which combine truck and rail transport for longer freight hauls, is adding to delays in getting goods to distribution centers and stores. Paul Berger, WSJ, 24 June 2022 Maybe they’ve been loaded onto a train or truck that’s now idled inside an intermodal yard. Eric Smith, Outside Online, 29 Mar. 2021 The company has committed to adding as many as 150,000 containers to its intermodal fleet in the next three to five years. Serenah Mckay, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2022 In fact, over the course of the past two years, even in the midst of an extremely tight labor market, American railroads set records at various points for volume levels of grain, chemicals and intermodal containers carrying consumer goods. Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 1 June 2022 Norfolk Southern’s Memphis East line, which runs from Memphis through Sheffield and Huntsville to Chattanooga, connects to an intermodal terminal in Huntsville. al, 9 Jan. 2022 This will allow the company access to the port and its intermodal facilities, a CRG news release Tuesday. Cristina Larue, Arkansas Online, 10 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1