Meaning of light rail | Babel Free
Definitions
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.
Canada, US, countable, uncountable
Equivalents
Deutsch
Leichtbahn
Español
tren ligero
Suomi
pikaraitiotie
עברית
רַכֶּבֶת קַלָּה
Italiano
metropolitana leggera
Português
trem ligeiro
Tiếng Việt
đường sắt nhẹ
Examples
“The new Denver light rail runs along the Interstate highway.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.