RAIL RAPID TRANSIT

Meaning of RAIL RAPID TRANSIT in English

a system of rail transit within an urban area that has exclusive right of way either below, above, or on the ground and so is capable of relatively high operating speed. Abbr.: RRT Cf. elevated railroad, subway .

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RAPID — a. ~, veloci, hastosi; n. currente rapid, rapides
English interlingue dictionary
TRANSIT — I. ˈtran(t)sə̇t, ˈtraan-, -nzə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin transitus, from transitus, past participle of transire to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAPID — I. ˈrapə̇d adjective ( often rapider often rapidest ) Etymology: Latin rapidus seizing, tearing, hurrying, rapid, from rapere to seize, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAIL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRANSIT — (n.) An instrument resembling a theodolite, used by surveyors and engineers; -- called also transit compass, and surveyor's transit.
Английский словарь Webster
RAPID — (a.) Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.
Английский словарь Webster
RAPID — (a.) Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid recurrence; rapid …
Английский словарь Webster
RAPID — (a.) Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion.
Английский словарь Webster
TRANSIT — ( n. ) An instrument resembling a theodolite, used by surveyors and engineers; -- called also transit compass, and surveyor's …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAPID — ( a. ) Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAPID — ( a. ) Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAPID — ( a. ) Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TRANSIT — /tran"sit, -zit/ , n. , v. , transited, transiting . n. 1. the act or fact of passing across or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAPID — — rapidly , adv. /rap"id/ , adj., rapider, rapidest , n. adj. 1. occurring within a short time; happening speedily: …
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RAIL — rail 1 — railless , adj. — raillike , adj. /rayl/ , n. 1. a bar of wood or metal …
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RAPID — I. ˈra-pəd adjective Etymology: Latin rapidus seizing, sweeping, rapid, from rapere to seize, sweep away; akin to Lithuanian ap rėpti …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TRANSIT — noun the act of passing; passage through or over. 2. transit ·vt to pass over the disk of (a heavenly …
Webster English vocab
RAPID — adj quick in execution; as, a rapid penman. 2. rapid ·adj very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, …
Webster English vocab
RAIL — vt to rail at. 2. rail ·vt to range in a line. 3. rail ·vt to move or influence by …
Webster English vocab
TRANSIT — [tran.sit] n [ME transite, fr. L transitus, fr. transire to go across, pass] (15c) 1 a: an act, process, or …
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RAPID — [rap.id] adj [L rapidus seizing, sweeping, rapid, fr. rapere to seize, sweep away; akin to Lith aprepti to embrace] (1634): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAIL — [rail] n [ME raile, fr. MF reille ruler, bar, fr. L regula ruler, fr. regere to keep straight, direct, rule--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAIL — any of more than 100 species of slender marsh birds of the family Rallidae (order Gruiformes), somewhat chicken-shaped, with short …
Britannica English vocabulary
TRANSIT — any of the first series of U.S. navigation satellites. Launched by the U.S. Navy in 196061, the Transit satellites were …
Britannica English vocabulary
TRANSIT — trans|it BrE AmE ˈtræn t s |ɪt ˈtrɑːn t s-, ˈtrænz-, ˈtrɑːnz-, § -ət AmE ˈtræn t s |ət ˈtrænz- …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAPID — rapid BrE AmE ˈræp ɪd § \ -əd ▷ rapid|ly li ▷ rapid|ness nəs nɪs ▷ rapid|s z ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TRANSIT — / ˈtrænzɪt; NAmE ; -sɪt/ noun 1. [ U ] the process of being moved or carried from one place …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAPID — / ˈræpɪd; NAmE / adjective 1. [ usually before noun ] happening in a short period of time : rapid …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAIL — / reɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a wooden or metal bar placed around …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRANSIT — tran ‧ sit AC /ˈtrænsət, ˈtrænsɪt, -zət/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: transitus …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAPID — rap ‧ id W3 /ˈræpəd, ˈræpɪd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: rapidus 'seizing, sweeping …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAIL — I. rail 1 S2 W2 /reɪl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: reille 'bar' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TRANSIT — n. & v. --n. 1 the act or process of going, conveying, or being conveyed, esp. over a distance (transit …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAPID — adj. & n. --adj. (rapider, rapidest) 1 quick, swift. 2 acting or completed in a short time. 3 (of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAIL — n. & v. --n. 1 a level or sloping bar or series of bars: a used to hang things on. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TRANSIT — n. & v. n. 1 the act or process of going, conveying, or being conveyed, esp. over a distance (transit …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAPID — adj. & n. adj. (rapider, rapidest) 1 quick, swift. 2 acting or completed in a short time. 3 (of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RAIL — n. & v. n. 1 a level or sloping bar or series of bars: a used to hang things on. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TRANSIT — n. & v. --n. 1. the act or process of going, conveying, or being conveyed, esp. over a distance (transit …
Oxford English vocab
RAPID — adj. & n. --adj. (rapider, rapidest) 1. quick, swift. 2 acting or completed in a short time. 3 (of a …
Oxford English vocab
RAIL — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a level or sloping bar or series of bars: a used to hang things …
Oxford English vocab
TRANSIT — 1. Transit is the carrying of goods or people by vehicle from one place to another. During their talks, the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAPID — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A rapid change is one that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAIL — ( rails, railing, railed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A rail …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TRANSIT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a transit visa (= a visa that allows you to pass through a particular country …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAPID — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a quick/rapid calculation ▪ He did a rapid calculation. a rapid expansion ▪ During the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a curtain rail/pole/rod (= a long stick for hanging a curtain ) ▪ Velvet …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRANSIT — [noun] [U] - the movement of goods or people from one place to anotherThe question is whether road transit is …
Cambridge English vocab
RAPID — [adjective] - quick or suddenI was startled by a rapid movement to my left.His response to the accusation was rapid.There …
Cambridge English vocab
RAIL — (ROD) [noun] [C] - a straight bar or rod fixed in position, esp. to a wall or to vertical posts, …
Cambridge English vocab
TRANSIT — Synonyms and related words : about-face, alchemy, alteration, assimilation, assumption, astrolabe, azimuth circle, azimuth compass, becoming, bevel, bevel protractor, bevel …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TRANSIT — n. 1 moving, movement, travel, travelling, motion, passing, progress, progression, transition; passage, traverse, traversal, traversing We were unable to mail …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RAPID — adj. quick, fast, swift, speedy, high-speed, brisk, expeditious, prompt, express, fleet, lightning(-fast), alacritous; hurried, hasty, precipitate, impetuous, immediate, instantaneous, instant, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RAIL — n. 1 bar, rod, handrail, foot-rail , towel-rail; railing, banisters, balustrade, baluster, fence Don't lean on the rail or it …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RAPID — adjective BAD : These new trains are very rapid. GOOD : These new trains are very fast. BAD : I …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TRANSIT — 1. сущ. 1) проезд или перевозка during/in transit ≈ во время перевозки rapid transit ≈ городской общественный транспорт 2) перемена; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAPID — 1. прил. 1) быстрый, скорый, стремительный rapid pulse ≈ учащенный пульс rapid growth ≈ быстрый рост rapid steps ≈ быстрые …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAIL — I 1. сущ. 1) перила, поручни; ограда, ограждение at the rail ≈ у ограды to stand at the rail ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TRANSIT — 1. ʹtræn|sıt,-ʹtrænzıt n 1. 1> проезд, прохождение overland transit - проезд по суше rapid transit - быстрый переезд transit across …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAPID — rapid.ogg 1. ʹræpıd n обыкн. pl речной порог; быстрина to shoot rapids - перебираться через (речные) пороги 2. ʹræpıd a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RAIL — rail.ogg _I 1. reıl n 1. обыкн. pl ограда, изгородь to force to the rails - а) прижимать ( лошадь …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TRANSIT — 1) перевозка; доставка 2) амер. городской транспорт 3) нефт. перекачка 4) пролёт ( частиц ) 5) перенос ( заряда ) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
RAIL — 1) рельс || укладывать рельсы 2) брус(ок) 3) направляющая 4) перила; поручень || обносить перилами; ограждать поручнем 5) строит. горизонтальная …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TRANSIT — 1) перевозка; доставка 2) амер. городской транспорт 3) нефт. перекачка 4) пролёт (частиц) 5) перенос (заряда) 6) транзит || транзитный 7) (маршрутный) теодолит 8) поворачивать горизонтальный круг …
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