subway
/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ · noun
Meaning
- An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
- A train that runs on such an underground railway.
- A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way.
- An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
- An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
- To travel by underground railway.
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