railroad vs metro
metro vs railroadrailroad and metro both are nouns.
railroad is a verb but metro is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| railroad | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| metro | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
metro is a hyponym of
railroad; that is, metro is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
railroad:
- railroad: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
- metro: an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
Other hyponyms of railroad include
cable railway, funicular, funicular railway, cog railway, rack railway, el, elevated, elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway, subway, subway system, tube, underground, monorail, rail, scenic railway.
| railroad (noun) | metro (noun) |
|---|---|
| line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight | an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) |
| a line of track providing a runway for wheels |
| railroad (verb) | metro (verb) |
|---|---|
| transport by railroad | |
| supply with railroad lines | |
| compel by coercion, threats, or crude means |
Words related to "railroad"
- American English
- broad gauge
- cable railway
- coerce
- cog railway
- crosstie
- dragoon
- el
- elevated
- elevated railroad
- elevated railway
- force
- funicular
- funicular railway
- furnish
- gantlet
- hale
- line
- metro
- monorail
- narrow gauge
- offer
- overhead railway
- pressure
- provide
- rack railway
- rail
- rail line
- railroad line
- railroad siding
- railroad tie
- railroad track
- railroading
- rails
- railway
- railway line
- railway system
- render
- runway
- sandbag
- scenic railway
- send
- ship
- sidetrack
- siding
- sleeper
- squeeze
- standard gauge
- subway
- subway system
- supply
- switch
- tie
- track
- transport
- tube
- turnout
- underground
Words related to "metro"
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