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METR-oh/ˈmetrəʊ/

A metro is an underground urban railway: the Paris metro; a metro line. Underground / Tube are the London names; subway is often US. The Paris map is not a Tube diagram. Mix-up: metre is a length (already in the dictionary); metropolitan is of a big city (already elsewhere). Do not write metro for a suburban bus.

Meaning

An underground urban railway system.

Examples

• “The Paris metro map is not a London Underground diagram.”
• “A new metro station featured in the regeneration case study, which is the urban-rail sense.”

Good to know

the metro; a metro line / station. London twin: Underground / Tube. Trap: metre / metropolitan. Geography and travel. City rail, not a unit of length.

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