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intermodal

intermodal

adjective een-tehr-moh-DAHL Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: From inter- + modal; from Latin modus (measure, manner)

Usage Note

Intermodal describes transportation systems that combine two or more modes of transport — rail, road, sea, and air — using the same freight unit (typically a container) without reloading cargo. Terminal intermodal and transporte intermodal are standard phrases in logistics. The word is invariable for gender: la red intermodal, el hub intermodal.

Examples

"El centro intermodal conecta tren, bus y metro."

Natural Translation

The intermodal hub connects train, bus, and metro.

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