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metro

/ˈmɛtɹoʊ/noun2 syllables

Metro means: an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city).

Synonyms for metro5

noun, as in an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

tube, underground, subway system, subway

also used for metro

underground railway

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What does metro mean?1

noun

1

an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)“in Paris the subway system is called the ‘metro’ and in London it is called the ‘tube’ or the ‘underground’”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with metro?1

two syllables

retro
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Metro in a sentence

  • Take the metro, and you'll get to hospital faster.sundown
  • Right now, we can still make it to the metro station.iT4LL
  • The metro, trains and trams travel on tracks.sundown
  • Which is quicker, a taxi or the metro?sundown
  • Do you want to travel by bus, train or metro?Igider
  • You can go by bus, by metro or on foot.lukaszpp
  • In metro cities, the local population mingles freely with visitors.gauravjiii
  • Maria took the metro, since her car broke down.verdulo

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Forms of metro

as a noun

plural
metros