MRT

M3R1T1
/ɛm ɑː(ɹ)tiː/

noun

A form of heavy-rail rapid-transit system that utilizes modern Electric Multiple Units to transport commuters between stations.

Less commonScrabble 5

Meanings

nounMRT (countable and uncountable, plural MRTs)

plural MRTs

  1. abbreviationcountableuncountablemedicineAbbreviation of magnetic resonance tomography.

    Synonyms: MRI

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  7. IndiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeThailandUKuncountableSoutheast AsiatransportA form of heavy-rail rapid-transit system that utilizes modern Electric Multiple Units to transport commuters between stations.

    After several years of study, the Government of Singapore in 1982 decided to implement a comprehensive mass rapid transit (MRT) system.

    2000, Jian Zhao, J. Nicholar Shirlaw, Rajan Krishnan, Tunnels and Underground Structures, page 32
    2 more examples

    The origins of the MRT are derived from a forecast by city planners in 1967 which stated the need for a rail based urban transportation system.

    2008 September 25, Angela Albanese, bus570 fall 08: The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)

    Bukit Panjang residents will soon enjoy a shorter commuting time to town when Singapore’s latest MRT line, the Downtown Line 2 (DTL2), commences operations on Dec 27.

    2015 December 11, Feily Sofian, Esther Hoon, The Edge Property: The impact of MRT on property prices
    1. IndiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeThailandUKabbreviationinitialismuncountableSoutheast AsiatransportInitialism of mass rail transit.
    2. IndiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeThailandUKabbreviationinitialismuncountableSoutheast AsiatransportInitialism of mass rapid transit.
    3. IndiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeThailandUKabbreviationinitialismuncountableSoutheast AsiatransportInitialism of mass rail transport.
    4. IndiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeThailandUKabbreviationinitialismuncountableSoutheast AsiatransportInitialism of mass rapid transport.
    5. IndiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeThailandUKabbreviationinitialismuncountableSoutheast AsiatransportInitialism of metro rail transport.
    6. IndiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeThailandUKabbreviationinitialismuncountableSoutheast AsiatransportInitialism of metro rapid transit.
    7. IndiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeSouth KoreaThailandUKabbreviationinitialismuncountableSoutheast AsiatransportInitialism of metropolitan rapid transport.
    8. IndiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeSouth KoreaThailandUKabbreviationinitialismuncountableSoutheast AsiatransportInitialism of metropolitan rapid transit.
    9. IndiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeThailandUKabbreviationinitialismuncountableSoutheast AsiatransportInitialism of metro rail transit.
    10. IndiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeThailandUKabbreviationinitialismuncountableSoutheast AsiatransportInitialism of metropolitan rail transit.
    11. IndiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeThailandUKabbreviationinitialismuncountableSoutheast AsiatransportInitialism of metro rapid transport.
    12. IndiaMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeThailandUKabbreviationinitialismuncountableSoutheast AsiatransportInitialism of metropolitan rail transport.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAbbreviation of magnetic resonance tomography.

Similar

mass rapid transit

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APA

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