subway-surface
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˌsʌb.weɪ̯ ˈsɝːfɨs/
- (General American) IPA(key): [ˌsəb.wej ˈsɚ.fɪs]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [ˌsʌb.wej ˈsɝː.fɨs]
- (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): [ˌsʌb.we̞j ˈsəː.fəs]
- (Ghanaian) IPA(key): [ˌsab.wej ˈsɜ.fɐs]
Noun
[edit]subway-surface (plural subway-surfaces)
- (rail transport, US) streetcar lines whose sections in the city center operate in tunnels like subway lines; typically built to speed up streetcar service by bypassing congested streets, as provision for future conversion to rapid transit, or both.
Translations
[edit]streetcar line or network with a rapid transit-style city center tunnel
Further reading
[edit]Hollywood Subway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Premetro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
SEPTA Subway-Surface trolley lines on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tremont Street subway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia