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semi-metro

semi-metro noun: an urban rail transport system in which trams and/or light rail trains run partly on grade-separated tracks to avoid conflicts with other traffic, by using subway tunnels and viaducts.

Noun

semi-metro (plural semi-metros)

  1. An urban rail transport system in which trams and/or light rail trains run partly on grade-separated tracks to avoid conflicts with other traffic, by using subway tunnels and viaducts.

Forms of semi-metro

pluralsemi-metros

Questions about semi-metro

What does semi-metro mean?
Semi-metro means an urban rail transport system in which trams and/or light rail trains run partly on grade-separated tracks to avoid conflicts with other traffic, by using subway tunnels and viaducts.
What part of speech is semi-metro?
Semi-metro is a noun.
What is the plural of semi-metro?
The plural of semi-metro is semi-metros.

Words near semi-metro in the dictionary

  1. semi-Markov processes
  2. semi-matt
  3. semi-metal
  4. semi-metallic
  5. semi-metals
  6. semi-metro
  7. semi-metros
  8. semi-military
  9. semi-minor
  10. semi-minor axes
  11. semi-minor axis

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