metro¹ Definition
metro² Definition
metro (me′trō)
noun pl. -·ros
a subway (sense )
Etymology: Fr métro, contr. < chemin de fer métropolitain: in England, taken as contr. for Metropolitan District Railway, in London
metro Usage Examples
Converse of object
- catch: MONDAY Monday morning, I caught the metro for my Wall Street English interview.
- ride: Now, Taipei residents can ride the metro daily.
- take: His car has broken down so they'll have to to take the metro to the party.
- get: Gavin and I slowly got the metro then train back to the airport and sat there feeling very tired and awful.
- have: In the Dallas, we drive a lot because here doesn't have metro.
- use: French sets use the metro 3 course; German, Logo; Spanish, Listos.
Adjective modifier
- near: Nearest metro is Schumann ( see 8 on map ).
- underground: The underground metro connects most places in central Shanghai, running under the river to Pudong.
- urban: These will be used for benchmarking the productivity performance of urban metros.
- new: During 2004 we entered five new metros including Atlanta, Las Vegas and Boston and will enter another eleven in 2005.
- mini: I've heard that the fan blower unit from a mini metro does a good job - any tips on installation?
- regional: But the long-distance " regional metro " schemes are very different.
Modifies a noun
- station: By the metro station at the monument you will see The Charles Gray.
- node: Cisco has also been selected to supply large scale routers providing high capacity, cost efficient connections between metro nodes.
- stop: The metro stop was barely a 5 minute walk from... Aug 31, 2006 " Great from start to finish!
- ride: Most pupils live near the school or a short metro ride away.
- train: Our role was to ensure the train is a major step-change in quality for mass transit metro trains in Hong Kong.
- system: The new metro system has also improved travel into the capital.
Noun used with modifier
Browse dictionary entries near metro
- ‹ metritis
- ‹ metrist
- ‹ metrify
- ‹ metrics
- ‹ metricize
- ‹ metricate
- ‹ metrical
- ‹ metric ton
- ‹ metric system
- ‹ metric mile

