light rail
A kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by…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.
» Is it convenient to transfer between the subway and the light rail here?
Meaning
1 senses(Canada, US, countable, uncountable)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.
Leichtbahn
Examples
1 sentencesIs it convenient to transfer between the subway and the light rail here?
Translations
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Forms
plural: light rails| Singular | light rail |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable