light rail
light rail noun: a kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by a mixture of tram (or in North America streetcar) and metro features, crossing streets at grade crossings and normally powered by electricity.
Noun
light rail (countable and uncountable, plural light rails)
- A kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by a mixture of tram (or in North America streetcar) and metro features, crossing streets at grade crossings and normally powered by electricity.
- The new Denver light rail runs along the Interstate highway.
- Synonyms:
- LR, light rail system, light rail transit, light rail transport system
- Antonyms:
- heavy rail
light rail meaning in Vietnamese
light rail in Vietnamese
- type of passenger railway
- đường sắt nhẹ
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Forms of light rail
| plural | light rails |
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Words formed from light rail
Questions about light rail
- What does light rail mean?
- Light rail means a kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by a mixture of tram (or in North America streetcar) and metro features, crossing streets at grade crossings and normally powered by electricity.
- What is light rail in Vietnamese?
- Light rail in Vietnamese is đường sắt nhẹ. See Light rail meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is light rail?
- Light rail is a noun.
- What is the plural of light rail?
- The plural of light rail is light rails.
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