Metrorailn.

Brit.

/ˈmɛtrəʊreɪl/, U.S.

/ˈmɛtroʊˌreɪl/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

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

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

Chiefly U.S.

Any of various (frequently underground) citywide railway systems. Frequently attributive.

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1975 Cumberland (Maryland) News 13 May 2/8 The strike would not have any immediate effect on the opening of the scheduled September opening of the first 4.6 miles of the Metrorail rapid transit system.

1976 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 28 Mar. 33/1 Special police rode every train when Washington's Metrorail subway system opened its first 4.6-mile leg in the centre of the capital Saturday.

1986 N.Y. Times 4 Apr. a25/1 These are elevated tracks, and they serve the city's new Metrorail, a sleek 12-stop system.

1994 Miami Times 15 Dec. 1 a4 The walkway along 9th Street, once part of a thriving neighborhood district, leads to the nearby Overtown/Arena Metrorail Station.

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

单词	metrorail
释义	Metrorailn. Brit. /ˈmɛtrəʊreɪl/, U.S. /ˈmɛtroʊˌreɪl/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: metro- comb. form⁴, rail n.² Etymology: < metro- comb. form⁴ + rail n.² Chiefly U.S. Any of various (frequently underground) citywide railway systems. Frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1975 Cumberland (Maryland) News 13 May 2/8 The strike would not have any immediate effect on the opening of the scheduled September opening of the first 4.6 miles of the Metrorail rapid transit system. 1976 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 28 Mar. 33/1 Special police rode every train when Washington's Metrorail subway system opened its first 4.6-mile leg in the centre of the capital Saturday. 1986 N.Y. Times 4 Apr. a25/1 These are elevated tracks, and they serve the city's new Metrorail, a sleek 12-stop system. 1994 Miami Times 15 Dec. 1 a4 The walkway along 9th Street, once part of a thriving neighborhood district, leads to the nearby Overtown/Arena Metrorail Station. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1975
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