light rail
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light rail
noun light rails
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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.
Similar: LR, light rail system, light rail transit, light rail transport system · Opposite: heavy rail
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noun type of passenger railway
| Español | tren ligero |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 輕軌 /轻轨 qīngguǐ |
| Português | trem ligeiro |
| Français | métro léger, système léger sur rail, transit léger sur rail, train léger |
| Deutsch | Leichtbahn |
| Italiano | metropolitana leggera |
| Tiếng Việt | đường sắt nhẹ |
| עברית | רַכֶּבֶת קַלָּה rakévet qalá |
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