Metro

/ˈmɛtɹəʊ/ · noun

Meaning

(general) A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area..

Definitions by Sense

1. (general) A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
2. (less common) An urban rapid transit rail transport system, normally with lighter track and light trains (i.e. an S-Bahn or similar), or a train in such systems.
3. A metropolitan area.
4. metropolitan

Example Sentences

He is going to the stadium by metro.

Recalling that Davide Lungo returned the van at the airport, Pizo descended the nearby stairs to the underground metro, and boarded the next metro stopping there.

I hurry to the underground. ... I am waiting for the next metro; I'll take it.

What we entered into here was well lit and had clean silver curvy walls that ended in nice automatic elevators that took you underground. The walls are not infested with graffiti and advertisements; they were clean and shiny. We waited on nice benches until the metro arrived.

Informs how long the passenger has to wait for the next metro

With the weather clear and warm for a change, I decided to catch the next metro to the outskirts of town by myself.

I boarded the Yellow Line Metro, beaming with confidence. I got down at Rajiv Chowk to continue my journey towards Noida City Centre (NCC). The next metro arrived.

In an age of persistently high inequality, work in high-cost metros catering to the whims of the wealthy—grooming them, stretching them, feeding them, driving them—has become one of the fastest-growing industries. […] Relationships between the classes, once mediated through the household, are now managed through an app that serves a large metro area.

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Word Forms

• metros
• métro
• more metro
• most metro

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