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| carfare |
the money that is paid for a ride in a taxi, bus, or subway. |
| graffito |
something written, scratched, or drawn on subway cars, buses, or walls in public places. |
| guideway |
a travel way designed to support a specific form of transportation such as a subway train or monorail. [1/2 definitions] |
| local |
a vehicle of transport such as a bus or subway train that makes stops over short distances and travels within a confined area. (Cf. express.) [1/7 definitions] |
| metro |
a subway train or system. |
| motorman |
the operator of an electrified vehicle such as a subway train, trolley, streetcar, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| rapid transit |
a system of metropolitan public transportation, such as a subway, that uses elevated and underground electric trains moving quickly and unimpeded through the city. |
| subway |
the British word for a passage or tunnel beneath a road or railway for pedestrians to walk through. This meaning of "subway" has the same meaning as "underpass." [1/2 definitions] |
| third rail |
an added rail that carries the electric current in an electric railway or subway. |
| transit |
a system for carrying people or goods by vehicle from one place to another. Public buses, trains, and subway trains are all forms of transit. [1/2 definitions] |
| truck1 |
a swiveling frame with one or more sets of wheels, placed under each end of a railroad or subway car. [1/8 definitions] |
| underground |
the British word for an underground passenger train or rail system in a large city. "Underground" has the same meaning as "subway." [1/6 definitions] |
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