English Dictionary

light rail

名詞

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(US, Canada, rail transport) A kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by a mixture of tram (or in North America streetcar) and metro features, crossing streets at grade crossings and normally powered by electricity.

日本語の意味

都市や郊外で運用される、電力を動力源とする旅客用鉄道システム。路面電車と地下鉄の特徴を組み合わせ、交差点を横断しながら運行される。

The city expanded its light rail network to connect the new suburbs to downtown in under thirty minutes.

市は新しい郊外と中心部を30分以内で結ぶため、路面電車と地下鉄の特徴を併せ持つ都市近郊の電気旅客鉄道網を拡張しました。

意味（1）

(US, Canada, rail transport) A kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically characterized by a mixture of tram (or in North America streetcar) and metro features, crossing streets at grade crossings and normally powered by electricity.

The new Denver light rail runs along the Interstate highway.

light rails （ plural ）