ferrouter
French, verb/fɛ.ʁu.te/
ferrouter is spelled F-E-R-R-O-U-T-E-R (9 letters). Ferrouter is a French verb meaning “to piggyback (transport a lorry on a train)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Transporter jusqu’à destination par ferroutage (en associant transport routier et chemin de fer pour…”.
What does ferrouter mean in English?
verb
- 1
to piggyback (transport a lorry on a train)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Transporter jusqu’à destination par ferroutage (en associant transport routier et chemin de fer pour transporter les camions).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ferrouter
- avoir + past participle infinitive multiword-construction
- ferroutant gerund participle present
- ayant + past participle gerund multiword-construction participle
- ferrouté participle past
- ferroute first-person indicative present
- ferroutes indicative present second-person
- ferroutons first-person indicative plural
- ferroutez indicative plural present
- ferroutent indicative plural present
- ferroutais first-person imperfect indicative
- ferroutait imperfect indicative singular
- ferroutions first-person imperfect indicative
- ferroutiez imperfect indicative plural
- ferroutaient imperfect indicative plural
- ferroutai first-person historic indicative
- ferroutas historic indicative past
- ferrouta historic indicative past
- ferroutâmes first-person historic indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ferrouter?
- /fɛ.ʁu.te/
- /fe.ʁu.te/
- \fɛʁ.ʁu.te\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.