Metrolinkn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛtrə(ʊ)ˌlɪŋk/, U.S.

/ˈmɛtrəˌlɪŋk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: metro- comb. form⁴, link n.²

Etymology: < metro- comb. form⁴ + link n.²

Originally U.S.

A transport system linking a city centre with its suburbs or with surrounding towns; (also) an intercity air shuttle service. Chiefly as a proper name.A proprietary name in the United States.

ΚΠ

1983 Business Week 30 May 38/1 If a three-month test of its new ‘Metrolink’ service between Chicago and New York is successful, Midway [airline] plans to convert its entire 14-city system.

1989 Independent (Nexis) 25 Oct. 2/1 The go-ahead was given for the Manchester Metrolink Light Railway yesterday... The ‘supertram’ system is expected to create up to 2,000 jobs.

1994 Independent on Sunday 6 Feb. (Review Suppl.) 49 The quake [in Los Angeles] closed down the all-embracing freeway system in four places,..boosting ridership on the limited commuter Metrolink trains.

1995 Sci. & Public Affairs Winter 17/3 This will mean..expanding light rail, such as the Supertram network in Sheffield or Manchester's Metrolink.

2006 Lancs. Life Feb. 205/1 The same holds true today with hundreds of thousands of people coming in by coaches, cars, trains and the Metrolink.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	metrolink
释义	Metrolinkn. Brit. /ˈmɛtrə(ʊ)ˌlɪŋk/, U.S. /ˈmɛtrəˌlɪŋk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: metro- comb. form⁴, link n.² Etymology: < metro- comb. form⁴ + link n.² Originally U.S. A transport system linking a city centre with its suburbs or with surrounding towns; (also) an intercity air shuttle service. Chiefly as a proper name.A proprietary name in the United States. ΚΠ 1983 Business Week 30 May 38/1 If a three-month test of its new ‘Metrolink’ service between Chicago and New York is successful, Midway [airline] plans to convert its entire 14-city system. 1989 Independent (Nexis) 25 Oct. 2/1 The go-ahead was given for the Manchester Metrolink Light Railway yesterday... The ‘supertram’ system is expected to create up to 2,000 jobs. 1994 Independent on Sunday 6 Feb. (Review Suppl.) 49 The quake [in Los Angeles] closed down the all-embracing freeway system in four places,..boosting ridership on the limited commuter Metrolink trains. 1995 Sci. & Public Affairs Winter 17/3 This will mean..expanding light rail, such as the Supertram network in Sheffield or Manchester's Metrolink. 2006 Lancs. Life Feb. 205/1 The same holds true today with hundreds of thousands of people coming in by coaches, cars, trains and the Metrolink. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1983
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