metro — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
metro is used for these senses in English:
- Tube (informal) The London Underground.
- subway (North America, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway.
- subway (Canada, US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system.
- subway (British) An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
subway — full definition
- noun An underground railway system used for urban public transport.
- noun An underground pedestrian tunnel or walkway.
tube — full definition
- noun A hollow cylinder used to carry liquid, gas, or other material.
- noun (informal, chiefly British) The London Underground railway system.
- verb To fit or enclose something in a tube, or to float down a river on an inflated inner tube for fun.