metro — meaning in English

English meaning

• subway noun An underground railway system used for urban public transport.
• tube noun A hollow cylinder used to carry liquid, gas, or other material.

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 (British) An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).

subway — full definition

1. noun An underground railway system used for urban public transport.
2. noun An underground pedestrian tunnel or walkway.

tube — full definition

1. noun A hollow cylinder used to carry liquid, gas, or other material.
2. noun (informal, chiefly British) The London Underground railway system.
3. verb To fit or enclose something in a tube, or to float down a river on an inflated inner tube for fun.

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