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subway

/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/noun2 syllables

Subway means: an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city).

Synonyms for subway8

noun, as in an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

metro, tube, underground, subway system

noun, as in an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

underpass

also used for subway

Métro, underground railway, rapid transit

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What does subway mean?2

noun

1

an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)“in Paris the subway system is called the ‘metro’ and in London it is called the ‘tube’ or the ‘underground’”

2

an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Subway in a sentence

  • Which is faster, a taxi or a subway?Joseph
  • Excuse me, which subway line is to the city centre?sharris123
  • Do you go by bus, by train, or by subway?CM
  • Can you give me a subway map, please?Nylez
  • On holidays, the subway hours are extended by an hour and a half.AlanF_US
  • At this time of day, the subway is packed.tieguy
  • Which is quicker, a taxi or the subway?Swift
  • I always take the subway, to go to the city.FiRez

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of subway

as a noun

plural
subways