light rail
English
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Noun
[edit]light rail (countable and uncountable, plural light rails)
- (US, Canada, rail transport) 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.
- Antonym: heavy rail
- The new Denver light rail runs along the Interstate highway.
Synonyms
[edit]- LR (abbreviation)
- light rail system
- light rail transit
- light rail transport system
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]type of passenger railway
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