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Subway

/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/

An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.

📖 Definitions of "Subway"

noun
  1. 1

    An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.

  2. 2

    A train that runs on such an underground railway.

  3. 3

    A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way.

  4. 4

    An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).

verb
  1. 1

    To travel by underground railway.

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