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Meaning of light rail | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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

አማርኛ ቀላል ባቡር
Deutsch Leichtbahn
Español tren ligero
Suomi pikaraitiotie valokisko
Français métro léger système léger sur rail transit léger sur rail
עברית רַכֶּבֶת קַלָּה
Italiano metropolitana leggera
日本語 ライトレール
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.
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See also

light rail system light rail transit light rail transport system light railway light roller light sail

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