METRO

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

Example:

in Paris the subway system is called the 'metro' and in London it is called the 'tube' or the 'underground'

Synonyms:

metro; subway; subway system; tube; underground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("metro" is a kind of...):

railroad; railroad line; railway; railway line; railway system (line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight)

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