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subway Definition

sub·way (subwā′)

noun

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

subway Synonyms

subway

n.

Underground (British), tube, rapid transit, Métro (French), sub*, chute*; see also railroad, train 2.

subway Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • link: These were linked by a subway from the outset.

Converse of object

  • ride: Davidson's photos vividly evoke the harsh reality of riding the subway then.
  • catch: Sometimes, catching the subway from Astoria to Manhattan, the city feels like poetry.
  • enter: Earlier, the jury was shown CCTV images of both Singh and the alleged victim entering the secluded subway alone.
  • take: I took the subway or cab back to his apartment at 5 or 6 each morning.
  • use: Most tourists use the subway, rather than the street, to reach the museums.
  • see: Subway Art ( Reg Burnley ) Have you seen the subway With art upon its walls?

Adjective modifier

  • pedestrian: A pedestrian subway under the road also still exists.
  • crowded: Like a sneeze in a crowded subway, it's hard to find the human source of the latest viral infection.
  • existing: By re-routing the canal through an existing subway, the canal can be restored without disruption to the M62 motorway above.
  • new: BTW: the new Subway on West Street looks like it will open tomorrow.
  • underground: Advertisement your story continues below The underground subway connects the three platforms at the station.
  • first: You're not sure when New York's first subway opened?

Modifies a noun

  • graffito: Also subway graffiti, freights, trains, walls, tags & yards.
  • tunnel: A picture of the subway tunnel can be found on page 32 of the Strategy.
  • station: The subway station is just a few steps across the street.
  • train: There was a book at school with pictures of New York subway trains covered in graffiti.
  • bombing: The survey was given both before and after the London subway bombing in July, but showed little difference in results.
  • entrance: Note the subway entrance beyond the canopy struts, which now has a downward sloping roof.

Noun used with modifier

  • point: An to Warren, or her with the best way in any will get one naked point subway watcher weight exercise he got.
subway Quotes

Her logic was a combination of half-truths and cliche¤  s, her worldviewa compound of misconceptions deriving from a history of our nation as written from the perspective of a subway tunnel.

—Toole,John Kennedy