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['ɪntə'məudl] Abk.
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| Abkürz., Mar. |
Carriage of a commodity by different modes of transport, i.e. sea, road, rail and air within a single journey. |
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intermodal ['ɪntə'məudl] Adj.
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| Mil., Logist. |
Pertains to the transhipping between several different modes of transportation, whether in terms of assets or nature, for example between railway, road, sea and civilian air or road systems. (FRA) |
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Type of international freight system that permits transshipping among sea, highway, rail, and air modes of transportation through use of American National Standards Institute and International Organization for Standardization containers, line-haul assets, and handling equipment (JP 4-09) |