subway Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
underground; tube; subway system; metro.
- in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'
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noun an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
underpass.
WordNet
Sub"way` noun
Definitions
An underground way or gallery; especially, a passage under a street, in which water mains, gas mains, telegraph wires, etc., are conducted.
