subway-surface

English

Pronunciation

• 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

subway-surface (plural subway-surfaces)

1. (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

streetcar line or network with a rapid transit-style city center tunnel

• French: prémétro (fr)
• German: Stadtbahn (de)

Further reading

• Hollywood Subway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Premetro on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• SEPTA Subway-Surface trolley lines on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Tremont Street subway on Wikipedia.Wikipedia