Lexic.us

Definition of Subway

1. Noun. 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. Noun. An underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway.

Definition of Subway

1. n. An underground way or gallery; especially, a passage under a street, in which water mains, gas mains, telegraph wires, etc., are conducted.

Definition of Subway

1. Noun. (context: North America) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas. ¹

2. Noun. (American English) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way. ¹

3. Noun. (British) underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US). ¹

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Subway

1. to travel by an underground railroad [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subway

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