Métro
French urban railway
Métro is the underground railway system in Paris, or by extension, similar systems in other French-speaking cities.
The word is a clipping of *chemin de fer métropolitain* (metropolitan railway).
In English contexts, the accent often drops: We took the metro to the Louvre.
Many cities now use metro generically for their rapid transit systems.
Underground transit passage
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- stationFixed stopping point
- platformRaised flat structure
commute · tunnel · line · passenger · ticket · turnstile · carriage · departure
German urban subway system
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- MoscowRussia's capital city
- TokyoJapan's capital city
Seoul · Berlin · London · Montreal · Mexico City · Cairo · Delhi · Shanghai
One who travels regularly
- crowdLarge public gathering
- rush hourBusiest commuting period
- cityLarge populated area
- downtownCentral business district
density · network · hub · accessibility · mobility · congestion · daily · peak
Napoleon III's urban planner
- BastilleParis fortress-prison
- MontmartreHilltop artists' district in Paris
- arrondissementFrench administrative subdivision
- Art NouveauCurvilinear decorative movement, 1890s
subway
Underground transit passage
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- stationFixed stopping point
platform · commute · tunnel · line · passenger · ticket · turnstile · carriage · departure · arrival
U-Bahn
German urban subway system
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
- MoscowRussia's capital city
Tokyo · Seoul · Berlin · London · Montreal · Mexico City · Cairo · Delhi · Shanghai · Buenos Aires
commuter
One who travels regularly
downtown · density · network · hub · accessibility · mobility · congestion · daily · peak · sprawl
Haussmann
Napoleon III's urban planner
- BastilleParis fortress-prison
- MontmartreHilltop artists' district in Paris
- arrondissementFrench administrative subdivision
Art Nouveau · entrance · Louvre · Tuileries · Concorde
canopy
Overhead protective covering
- ironworkObjects shaped from heated metal
- tilingSurface-covering arrangement
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
vault · signage · lamp · balustrade · ceramic · ornamental · curved · archway · lettering · kiosk
metro, metropolitan, metropolis, metrology, meter, metric, metrical, metrics, metronomic