semi-metro

noun

An urban rail transport system in which trams and/or light rail trains run partly on grade-separated tracks to avoid conflicts with other traffic, by using subway tunnels and viaducts.

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Meanings

nounsemi-metro (plural semi-metros)

plural semi-metros

  1. An urban rail transport system in which trams and/or light rail trains run partly on grade-separated tracks to avoid conflicts with other traffic, by using subway tunnels and viaducts.
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semi-metro. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-metro

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semi-metro,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semi-metro.

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