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metro

noun

An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

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Word length
5
Starts with
M
Ends with
O
Contains
ET
Scrabble score
7
CEFR level
C1

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noun

  1. An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

    “In Paris the subway system is called the ‘metro’ and in London it is called the ‘tube’ or the ‘underground’”

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In Paris the subway system is called the ‘metro’ and in London it is called the ‘tube’ or the ‘underground’

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