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单词 metroplex
释义 metroplex, n. U.S.|ˈmɛtrəʊplɛks|
[f. metropolitan a. + *-plex2.]
A large, sprawling metropolitan area, esp. one consisting of two or more cities in an area of dense population.
1969New Scientist 7 Aug. 267/1 In parts of the US, notably in Los Angeles and in the metroplex of the eastern seaboard, the nitrogen oxides of car exhausts are activated by sunlight.1972Globe & Mail (Toronto) 9 Dec. 15/3 In Texas a new word has been born. Dallas and Fort Worth are now calling themselves Metroplex.1980Times 28 Nov. 8/2 The whole metroplex of Houston ranks as an enterprise zone, a city without planning.1986Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 10 Feb. a10/6 The idea of the two-city ‘metroplex’, centered on an airport larger than Manhattan, has produced joint planning and much common sense.
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