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English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • An audio transcript can be found at en-us-subway.ogg


Noun

  1. In the Context of An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
  2. A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way.
  3. underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).


Synonyms

Translations

ar:subway fr:subway io:subway hu:subway ja:subway ru:subway fi:subway ta:subway vi:subway

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Subway \Sub"way`\, n.
1. An underground way or gallery; especially, a passage under
a street, in which water mains, gas mains, telegraph
wires, etc., are conducted.
[1913 Webster]

2. An underground railroad, usually having trains powered by
electricity provided by an electric line running through
the underground tunnel. It is usually confined to the
center portion of cities; -- called also tube, and in
Britain, underground. In certain other countries (as in
France or Russia) it is called the metro.
[PJC]
WordNet subway
n 1: electric underground railway [syn: metro, tube, underground]
2: an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to
cross a road or railway [syn: underpass]
Moby Dictionary
Amtrak , L , abri , antre , baggage train , branch , bunker , burrow ,
cable railroad , cable railway , cave , cavern , choo-choo ,
cog railroad , cog railway , cove , dugout , el , electric ,
electric railway , electric train , elevated , elevated railway ,
embankment , express , express train , feeder , feeder line , flier ,
foxhole , freight , freight train , freighter , funicular , goods train ,
gravity-operated railway , grot , grotto , hole , horse railway ,
interurban , junction , lair , light railroad , lightning express ,
limited , line , local , main line , metro , milk train , monorail ,
parliamentary , parliamentary train , passenger train , rack railway ,
rack-and-pinion railroad , rack-and-pinion railway , rail , rail line ,
railroad , railroad train , railway , rattler , roadbed , roadway ,
rolling stock , sewer , shuttle , shuttle train , sidetrack , siding ,
special , streamliner , street railway , streetcar line , subterrane ,
switchback , terminal , terminus , track , train , tram , tramline ,
trestle , trolley line , trunk , trunk line , tube , tunnel , turnout ,
underground , underpass , warren , way train


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