"light rail" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: light rails [plural]
Head templates: {{en-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 characterized by a mixture of tram (or in North America streetcar) and metro features, crossing streets at grade crossings and normally powered by electricity. Wikipedia link: Light rail Tags: Canada, US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: LR [abbreviation], light rail system, light rail transit, light rail transport system Derived forms: loot rail, ultra light rail Related terms: light railway, light metro, rapid transit, light train, streetcar, trolley car, subway, tramway, fast tram Translations (type of passenger railway): ቀላል ባቡር (k’elali baburi) (Amharic), 輕軌 /轻轨 (qīngguǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), letbane (Danish), pikaraitiotie (Finnish), métro léger (French), système léger sur rail (French), transit léger sur rail (French), Leichtbahn [feminine] (German), רַכֶּבֶת קַלָּה (rakévet qalá) [feminine] (Hebrew), léttlest (Icelandic), metropolitana leggera (Italian), lettbane (Norwegian), trem ligeiro (Portuguese), tren ligero (Spanish), lättbana (english: translation of "light rail"; of rare usage) (Swedish), đường sắt nhẹ (Vietnamese)

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