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Meaning of subway-surface | Babel Free

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

Deutsch Stadtbahn
Français prémétro

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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