metro
A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally…A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
» Where is the closest metro stop?
Wo befindet sich die nächste Metrostation?
Wo befindet sich der nächste U-Bahnhof?
Де найближча станція метро?
Де знаходиться найближча станція метро?
Meaning
3 senses(general)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.
(uncommon)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.
A metropolitan area.
- an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
Examples
111 sentencesWhere is the closest metro stop?
Де найближча станція метро?
deWo befindet sich die nächste Metrostation?
Where is the nearest metro station?
Де найближча станція метро?
ruГде ближайшая станция метро?
deWo ist die nächste Metrostation?
Excuse me, where is the metro?
Перепрошую, де метро?
ruПростите, где метро?
deEntschuldigung, wo ist die U-Bahn?
How do I get to the metro?
Як мені дістатися до метро?
ruКак мне дойти до метро?
deWo komme ich zur U-Bahn?
Which is quicker, a taxi or the metro?
Що швидше, таксі чи метро?
ruКак быстрее, на такси или на метро?
deWas ist schneller, ein Taxi oder die U-Bahn?
Origin
From French métro, clipping of métropolitain (from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) +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.
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Forms
plural: metrosSynonyms
5 synonyms- an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city):tubeundergroundsubway systemsubway