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
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The company said demand for its intermodal service rose throughout the quarter.
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Expressive arts therapy, or intermodal expressive arts, uses all creative modalities.15 All creative art therapies use alternative modes of self-expression and exploration in addition to traditional talk therapy.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 13 Oct. 2024
No container vessel operations or intermodal rail cargo operations there will be conducted until further notice.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Ultimately, three Chinese companies controlled more than 86% of the world's supply of intermodal chassis, and those same companies built more than 95% of the containers those trailers hauled, according to a report from U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel in 2020.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
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Pia Singh, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2024
Expressive arts therapy, or intermodal expressive arts, uses all creative modalities.15 All creative art therapies use alternative modes of self-expression and exploration in addition to traditional talk therapy.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 13 Oct. 2024
No container vessel operations or intermodal rail cargo operations there will be conducted until further notice.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
Ultimately, three Chinese companies controlled more than 86% of the world's supply of intermodal chassis, and those same companies built more than 95% of the containers those trailers hauled, according to a report from U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel in 2020.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Intermodal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intermodal. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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