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Subway
/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/
An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
📖 Definitions of "Subway"
noun
- 1
An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
- 2
A train that runs on such an underground railway.
- 3
A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way.
- 4
An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
verb
- 1
To travel by underground railway.
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