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Term of the Road Dictionary

combined transport

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Operations Transport Multimodal Transport
  • Definition : Intermodal transport where the major part of the journey is by rail, inland waterways or sea and any initial and/or final legs carried out by road are as short as possible.
  • Synonyms : combined transportation (US, CA)

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