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The tube - Glossary

alternative adjective [only before noun] multicoloured adjective
different from something else and able to be used consisting of several different colours
instead of it a multicoloured flag
Alternative ways of getting there will be
investigated. network noun [count]
a system of lines or similar things such as roads or
complain verb [transitive/intransitive] wires that are connected to each other
to say that you are not satisfied with something The motorway network links all the major cities.
She complained that she never had any time to
herself. poster noun [count]
a large printed notice or picture that you put on a
complaint noun [count/uncount] wall for decoration or to announce or advertise
a written or spoken statement in which someone something
says they are not satisfied with something a poster of his favourite sports star
“I intend to make a complaint.”
ridiculous adjective
delay noun [count] silly or unreasonable and deserving to be
a situation in which a plane, train etc leaves or laughed at
arrives late a ridiculous idea
After a long delay, the plane finally took off.
run verb [intransitive]
fame noun [uncount] 1. if a bus, train etc runs, it travels
the state of being famous somewhere at regular times
Kundera achieved international fame while banned The train only runs at weekends.
in his own country.
2. to control and organize something such as
gap noun [count] a business, organization, or event
a space or opening in the middle of something or Sue’s been running a mail-order business
between things for ten years.
Fill in any gaps around windows and doors.
sign noun [count]
grumble verb [intransitive] a flat object with words or pictures on it, put in a
to complain, especially continuously and about public place to provide information or advertise
unimportant things something
Children always grumble about school dinners. The shop had a ‘closed’ sign in the window.

infrastructure noun [count/uncount] tourist attraction noun [count]

the set of systems within a place or organization a place to visit that is very popular with tourists
that affect how well it operates, for example the
telephone and transport systems in a country track noun [count/uncount]
a railway line
line noun [count] a railway track
a part of a railway system
the London to Brighton line

loudspeaker noun [count]

a piece of electrical equipment that allows sounds
or voices to be heard loudly at a distance

maintenance noun [uncount]

work that is done to keep something such as a
building, machine, or piece of equipment repaired
and in good condition
the aircraft maintenance crew

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