métro
métro is the alternative form of metro.
Meaning of metro
Noun (1)
metro (plural metros)
- A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
- He is going to the stadium by metro.
- Synonyms:
- subway, underground, underground railway, Tube
- 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.
- Informs how long the passenger has to wait for the next metro2006, C. A. Brebbia, V. Dolezel, Urban Transport XII: Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century, page 227
Noun (2)
metro (plural metros)
- A metropolitan area.
- 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...2019 August 12, Derek Thompson, “America's Hot New Job Is Being a Rich Person's Servant”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 26 Aug 2019
Proper noun capitalized: Métro
the Métro
- The Paris Métro.
Forms of métro
| plural | métros |
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Questions about métro
- What does métro mean?
- Métro means the Paris Métro.
- What is métro the alternative form of?
- Métro is the alternative form of metro.
- What part of speech is métro?
- Métro is a proper noun.
Words near métro in the dictionary
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