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The definition of a subway is an underground train system, or an underground passage.

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The Washington, DC Metro is an example of a subway.
The tunnel that a New York City train runs through is an example of a subway.

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See subway in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. an underground way or passage
2. Chiefly Brit. an underpass for pedestrians
☆ an underground, metropolitan electric railway or the tunnel through which it runs

See subway in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. An underground urban railroad, usually operated by electricity.
b. A passage for such a railroad.
An underground tunnel or passage, as for a water main or for pedestrians.

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