metro
UK/ˈmɛtɹəʊ//ˈmɛtɹoʊ/
metro noun: a rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
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.
- 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.2000, Frederick Parkins, The NATO Opposition, →ISBN, page 27
- 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
- With the weather clear and warm for a change, I decided to catch the next metro to the outskirts of town by myself.2008, Brandon Wilson, Along the Templar Trail: Seven Million Steps for Peace, →ISBN, page 75
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
- What was the least expensive of the 153 ZIP codes? 72758 (Benton County, Ark.), with a median price of $408,403. The area includes Rogers, a growing metro and home to the first Walmart store.2024 November 28, Josh Ocampo, “Expensive ZIP Codes Have Something in Common”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 01 Dec 2024
Adjective
metro (comparative more metro, superlative most metro)
Proper noun capitalized: Metro
Metro
metro meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
metro in Hindi
- metro, subway
- मेट्रो meṭro
metro in Tamil
- மெட்ரோ
metro in Marathi
- मेट्रो
metro in Urdu
- میٹرو
More languagesFewer languages
- metro in Bengali
- মেট্রো meṭrō, মেট্রোরেল meṭrōrel
- metro in Telugu
- మెట్రో
- metro in Malayalam
- മെട്രോ, മെട്രൊ
- metro in Kannada
- ಮೆಟ್ರೋ, ಮೆಟ್ರೊ
- metro in Punjabi
- ਮੈਟਰੋ
- metro in Gujarati
- મેટ્રો
- metro in Odia
- ମେଟ୍ରୋ, ମେଟ୍ରୋର
- metro in Nepali
- मेट्रो, मेट्रोको
- metro in Pashto
- مېترو metro
Examples of metro in a sentence
- I am waiting for the next metro; I'll take it.2014, Lily Sergueiew, I Worked Alone: Diary of a Double Agent in World War II Europe, →ISBN:
- We waited on nice benches until the metro arrived.2017, Pam Taylor, 399 Days: Our European Escapade, →ISBN:
- I boarded the Yellow Line Metro, beaming with confidence.2015, Pratyush Sinha, Love in Metro: Story of Love and Ego, →ISBN:
Synonyms of metro
Forms of metro
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | metros |
| alternative form | métro |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more metro |
| superlative | most metro |
Origin of metro
From French métro, clipping of métropolitain (from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”)), as in the Chemin de fer métropolitain, an early name for the Paris Métro. This name was a direct translation of "Metropolitan Railway", which was the original name of the earliest part of the London Underground, constructed in 1863.
Clipping of metropolitan.
From Indonesian Metro.
Words formed from metro
Phrases with metro
Words that rhyme with metro
Questions about metro
- What does metro mean?
- Metro means a rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
- What is metro in Hindi?
- Metro in Hindi is मेट्रो (meṭro). See Metro meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use metro in a sentence?
- I am waiting for the next metro; I'll take it.
- What part of speech is metro?
- Metro can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce metro?
- Metro is pronounced /ˈmɛtɹəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of metro?
- The plural of metro is metros.
Words near metro in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: metro (page history and authors); Metro (page history and authors); मेट्रो (Hindi) (page history and authors); metro (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metro (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metro (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); মেট্রো (Bengali) (page history and authors); metro (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metro (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metro (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metro (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metro (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metro (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); metro (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); مېترو (Pashto) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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