métro
French subway system
Métro is the French word for subway or underground railway system, borrowed into English primarily when referring to the Paris Metro or other French-speaking cities' transit systems: We took the métro to Montmartre.
The word is sometimes anglicized as metro, dropping the accent.
Fixed stopping point
- platformRaised flat structure
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
escalator · turnstile · fare · ticket · map · route · network · interchange
Daily commute congestion period
- commutersDaily work travelers
- passengersTransported travelers
- timetableArranged list of events
- schedulePlan of timed events
delay · crowding · standing-room · weekday · headphones · newspaper · routine · frequency
Public-space entertainer seeking donations
- musicianOne who performs melodies
- performerOne who entertains audiences
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
- advertisementPaid promotional message
poster · vendor · beggar · pickpocket · etiquette · silence · reading · people-watching
Act of unearthing
- constructionProcess of building something
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
- railsGuiding metal bars
- electrificationConversion to powered systems
drainage · signaling · automation · maintenance · depot · trackbed · CCTV · accessibility
station
Fixed stopping point
carriage · escalator · turnstile · fare · ticket · map · route · network · interchange · transfer
rush-hour
Daily commute congestion period
- commutersDaily work travelers
- passengersTransported travelers
- timetableArranged list of events
schedule · delay · crowding · standing-room · weekday · headphones · newspaper · routine · frequency
busker
Public-space entertainer seeking donations
- musicianOne who performs melodies
- performerOne who entertains audiences
- graffitiIllegal surface markings
advertisement · poster · vendor · beggar · pickpocket · etiquette · silence · reading · people-watching · fashion
excavation
Act of unearthing
- constructionProcess of building something
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
- railsGuiding metal bars
electrification · drainage · signaling · automation · maintenance · depot · trackbed · CCTV · accessibility · elevator
métroabove ground
Not beneath the surface
street level · overground · aboveground · surface · elevated railway
métrocommuter rail
Suburb-to-downtown train service
regional train · intercity rail · country road · suburban rail · TGV
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