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

Examples of intermodal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The railroad operator's stock jumped 5% as strong demand for intermodal shipments and higher prices led to better-than-expected second-quarter results. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 23 July 2026

Ceniceros grew up in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood between an intermodal facility and the interstate. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Unlike the highly fragmented standard truckload market, these giants operate primarily in the Less-than-Truckload (LTL) and intermodal shipping spaces, which feature incredibly high barriers to entry. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 July 2026

In LaGore’s view, intermodal adoption has remained relatively stagnant since the post-pandemic period, despite its structural advantages. — Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 22 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for intermodal

• multimodal
• unimodal
• asphodel
• bimodal
• modal
• nodal