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Definition of 'subway'

English

(wikipedia)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (North America|Scotland) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
  • (US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way.
  • (British) underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
  • Synonyms

    (underground railway) * metro * tube * underground (rapid transit system) * rapid transit (underground walkway) * underpass

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (intransitive|US|informal) To travel by underground railway.
  • * {{quote-news|year=2008|date=February 13|author=Melissa Clark|title=From Paris, With Hustle|work=New York Times citation
  • |passage=I suppose I could have subwayed around town in search of froufrou French pastry shops. }}

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