Definition of "multimodal" []

• Having, or employing multiple modes (adjective)

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• "To save money, the military has also tested what it calls "multimodal" transport, which means transporting heavy supplies by cargo ship to ports in the Middle East, then flying shipments onward to Afghanistan on cargo planes."
• "Through their TIGER grants program, it is spending $1.5 billion on improving "multimodal" transportation, including bicycling infrastructure in major cities."
• "Designed to meet the requirements of modern transport, particularly such "multimodal" transport as container or "roll on-roll off" traffic by trailers and ferries."