Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

intermodal

/ˌɪntɚmˈoʊdəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-modal
IPA: /ˌɪntɚmˈoʊdəl/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to more than one mode of transport.

noun

A shipping container for intermodal use.

Example Sentences

"an intermodal station which provides transfers between buses and trains"
"Boxes from Southampton: In September, GB Railfreight began a new intermodal service from Solent Stevedores to Manchester. [...] This is the third daily working GBRf offers serving Southampton and GBRf's 17th intermodal service to date; it runs five days per week."
"It created inter-city and intermodal services, which were genuinely world leading. And it undeniably pushed British Railways into the modern era."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English modal English intermodal From inter- + modal.

Inflected Forms

intermodals (plural)

Derived Forms

intermodally

Phrases

balanced transportation

Frequently Paired Words

balanced transportation containerised intermodalism transloading transshipment

Rhymes With

modal yodel bimodal hodel odle bodle roedel knodel

Questions

How do you pronounce intermodal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪntɚmˈoʊdəl/.
What does intermodal mean?: Relating to more than one mode of transport.
Where does intermodal come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- English modal English intermodal From inter- + modal.

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