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metro¹ Definition

metro (metrō)

adjective

metropolitan

noun pl. -·ros

a metropolitan government

metro² Definition

metro (metrō)

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

  • city: Hundreds of children in Cape Townâs inner city metro pole are living on the streets or are being housed in protective shelters.
  • mg: MG metro and VDP both had the same head and cam.