Definitions

metro

[me-troh] / ˈmɛ troʊ /

NOUN

public transportation

Synonyms

WEAK

LRT busline light rail mass transit rail rapid transit railway rapid transit subway urban transportation service

NOUN

railroad

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rail line railway subway

STRONG

line monorail tracks tube

WEAK

elevated railway streetcar line trolley line underground railway

NOUN

subway

Synonyms

STRONGEST

underground

STRONG

chute tube

Example Sentences

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METRO, THE nation’s second-biggest transit system, has been beset by management problems for years.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2015