Definition of "MRT"

MRT

/ɛm ɑː(ɹ) tiː/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural MRTs
1. (sciences) Initialism of magnetic resonance tomography.
2. (computing) Initialism of malicious (software) removal tool.
3. (UK, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Thailand, transport, uncountable) Initialism of mass rapid transit, mass rail transit, metro rail transit, or metropolitan rapid transit. A form of heavy-rail rapid-transit system that utilizes modern Electric Multiple Units to transport commuters between stations.
  Quotations
  After several years of study, the Government of Singapore in 1982 decided to implement a comprehensive mass rapid transit (MRT) system.
  2000, Jian Zhao, J. Nicholar Shirlaw, Rajan Krishnan, Tunnels and Underground Structures, page 32
  The origins of the MRT are derived from a forecast by city planners in 1967 which stated the need for a rail based urban transportation system.
  2008 September 25, Angela Albanese, bus570 fall 08: The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)
  Bukit Panjang residents will soon enjoy a shorter commuting time to town when Singapore’s latest MRT line, the Downtown Line 2 (DTL2), commences operations on Dec 27.
  2015 December 11, Feily Sofian, Esther Hoon, The Edge Property: The impact of MRT on property prices