Subway Definition

sŭbwā
subways
noun
subways
An underground urban railroad, usually operated by electricity.
American Heritage
An underground way or passage.
Webster's New World
An underpass for pedestrians.
Webster's New World
An underground, metropolitan electric railway or the tunnel through which it runs.
Webster's New World
(US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way.
Wiktionary
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verb
(intransitive, US, informal) To travel by underground railway.
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Other Word Forms of Subway

Noun

Singular:
subway
Plural:
subways

Origin of Subway

  • sub- (“under") + way

    From Wiktionary

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