English Explanatory Dictionary

subway

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
  2. A train that runs on such an underground railway.
  3. A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system.
  4. An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
  5. An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
  6. An underground route for creatures (e.g. bats).
verb
  1. To travel by underground railway.

Pronunciation

/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ [ˈsʌbˌweɪ̯] en-us-subway.ogg

Word forms

subway subways subwaying subwayed

Etymology

From sub- + way.

Synonyms

metro Métro tube underground underground railway rapid transit underpass

Derived words

subwayless subway car Subway Cave subwayer subway series subway-surface subway tile that and a nickel will get you on the subway that and a token will get you on the subway
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