The story
- French · borrowed fromRER
- English todayRER
From French RER, often reinterpreted as "Regional Express Rail".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A type of railway system that generally runs from suburbs or satellite towns into a city centre, with a central tunnel or overground corridor with higher speeds and more widely spread stations than a subway or metro. Full definition →
From French RER, often reinterpreted as "Regional Express Rail".
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.