Semi-fast

//sɛmi.fɑːst// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Moderately fast; often used to describe a train service which doesn't stop at every station. not-comparable

    "Detailed route and timetable assessments undertaken by CBR [...] have shown that a service of two stopping trains per hour to Gorebridge, plus two semi-fast trains to Tweedbank, could be accommodated after the implementation of only three infrastructure projects."

Example

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"Detailed route and timetable assessments undertaken by CBR [...] have shown that a service of two stopping trains per hour to Gorebridge, plus two semi-fast trains to Tweedbank, could be accommodated after the implementation of only three infrastructure projects."

Etymology

From semi- + fast.

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