light rail

English

Noun

light rail (countable and uncountable, plural light rails)

1. (US, Canada, rail transport) A kind of passenger railway in urban and suburban settings typically crossing streets at grade crossings and usually powered by electricity.

   The new Denver light rail runs along the Interstate highway.

Synonyms

• LR (abbreviation)
• light rail system
• light rail transit
• light rail transport system
• light train

Antonyms

• heavy rail

Derived terms

• ultra light rail

Translations

type of passenger railway

• Amharic: ቀላል ባቡር (k’elali baburi)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 輕軌／轻轨 (zh) (qīngguǐ), 轻轨 (zh) (qīngguǐ)

• Danish: letbane (da)
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• Finnish: pikaraitiotie (fi)
• French: train léger (light train), système léger sur rail (light rail system), système de transport léger sur rail (light rail transport system), transit léger sur rail
• Hebrew: רַכֶּבֶת קַלָּה (he) f (rakévet qalá)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: đường sắt nhẹ

See also

• light railway
• rapid transit
• streetcar, trolley car
• subway
• tramway