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semi-fast en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /sɛmi.fɑːst/ (UK)

Etymology

From semi- + fast.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Moderately fast; often used to describe a train service which doesn't stop at every station.
    • 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. 2019 November 6, Robert Drysdale, “Wires offer boost to Borders revival”, in Rail, page 44: