metro
/ˈmɛtɹoʊ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.
noun
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.
noun
adj
Example Sentences
- "He is going to the stadium by metro."
- "Recalling that Davide Lungo returned the van at the airport, Pizo descended the nearby stairs to the underground metro, and boarded the next metro stopping there."
- "I hurry to the underground. ... I am waiting for the next metro; I'll take it."
- "What we entered into here was well lit and had clean silver curvy walls that ended in nice automatic elevators that took you underground. The walls are not infested with graffiti and advertisements; they were clean and shiny. We waited on nice benches until the metro arrived."
- "Informs how long the passenger has to wait for the next metro"
- "With the weather clear and warm for a change, I decided to catch the next metro to the outskirts of town by myself."
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. This name was a direct translation of "Metropolitan Railway", which was the original name of the earliest part of the London Underground, constructed in 1863.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɛtɹoʊ/
- British English: /ˈmɛtɹəʊ/