metro
A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
Noun 3 meanings
A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
“He is going to the stadium by metro.”
An urban rapid transit rail transport system, normally with lighter track and light trains (i.e. an S-Bahn or similar), or a train in such systems.
A metropolitan area.
Adjective 1 meaning
metropolitan
Etymology
From French métro, clipping of métropolitain (from Ancient Greek μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”)), as in the Chemin de fer métropolitain, an early name for the Paris Métro.
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METRO at a glance
METRO has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (M 3 + E 1 + T 1 + R 1 + O 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,246 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with metro
All rhymes- INTRO5
- RETRO5
- ELECTRO9
- MAESTRO9
- NITRO5
- BISTRO8
- CILANTRO10
- OUTRO5
- CUATRO8
- NOSTRO6
- VOSTRO9
- DEXTRO14
One letter away
- METRE7
- RETRO5
- METHO10
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