light rail en · NOUN
Meanings
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(Canada, US, countable, uncountable) A kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by a mixture of tram (or in North America streetcar) and metro features, crossing streets at grade crossings and normally powered by electricity.
The new Denver light rail runs along the Interstate highway.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| light rails | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
Relateds
light railway · light train · tramway · light metro · subway · fast tram · streetcar · rapid transit · trolley car
Synonyms
LR · light rail transport system · light rail transit · light rail system
Translations (19)
am ቀላል ባቡር (type of passenger railway) · is léttlest (type of passenger railway) · pt trem ligeiro (type of passenger railway) · fr transit léger sur rail (type of passenger railway) · fr système léger sur rail (type of passenger railway) · da letbane (type of passenger railway) · he רַכֶּבֶת קַלָּה (type of passenger railway) · fi pikaraitiotie (type of passenger railway) · fr métro léger (type of passenger railway) · es tren ligero (type of passenger railway) · nb lettbane (type of passenger railway) · vi đường sắt nhẹ (type of passenger railway) · de Leichtbahn (type of passenger railway) · sv lättbana (type of passenger railway) · cmn 輕軌 /轻轨 (type of passenger railway) · fr train léger (type of passenger railway) · it metropolitana leggera (type of passenger railway) · sv stadsbana (type of passenger railway) · pl kolej miejska (type of passenger railway)