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light rails

light rails is the plural of light rail.

Meaning of light rail

Noun

light rail (countable and uncountable, plural light rails)

  1. (Canada, US) 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.
    Antonyms:
    heavy rail

Questions about light rails

What is light rails the plural of?
Light rails is the plural of light rail.

Words near light rails in the dictionary

  1. light rail systems
  2. light rail transit
  3. light rail transits
  4. light rail transport system
  5. light rail transport systems
  6. light rails
  7. light railway
  8. light railways
  9. light ray
  10. light rays
  11. light roller

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