subway
Etymology

From sub- + way.

Pronunciation
  • (British, America) IPA: /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/, [ˈsʌbˌweɪ̯]
Noun

subway (plural subways)

  1. (North America, Scotland, South Africa) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
  2. (North America, Scotland, South Africa) A train that runs on such an underground railway.
  3. (Canada, US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system.
  4. (British) An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
  5. An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
Synonyms Translations Translations Translations Verb

subway (subways, present participle subwaying; simple past and past participle subwayed)

  1. (intransitive, US, informal) To travel by underground railway.



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