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metroisation

metroisation noun: the process of converting a railway to a metro-style service.

Noun

metroisation (uncountable)

  1. (UK) The process of converting a railway to a metro-style service.
    • This forms part of TfL's strategic case for metroisation that was published earlier this year and covered enhancements on this and a number of suburban routes.2019 October, “Funding for 20tph East London Line service”, in Modern Railways, page 18

Forms of metroisation

alternative formmetroization

Origin of metroisation

From metro + -isation.

Questions about metroisation

What does metroisation mean?
Metroisation means the process of converting a railway to a metro-style service.
What part of speech is metroisation?
Metroisation is a noun.

Words near metroisation in the dictionary

  1. Metroidbrainias
  2. Metroidlike
  3. Metroidlikes
  4. Metroidvania
  5. Metroidvanias
  6. metroisation
  7. Metrolina
  8. Metroliner
  9. Metroliners
  10. metrolingual
  11. metrolingualism

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