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subway-surface

Noun CEFR C2
ˌsʌb.weɪ̯ ˈsɝːfɨs

Definitions

Streetcar lines whose sections in the city center operate in tunnels like subway lines; typically built to speed up streetcar service by bypassing congested streets, as provision for future conversion to rapid transit, or both.

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Equivalents

Françaisprémétro
DeutschStadtbahn

CEFR level

C2
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