subway.
An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
Meaning & usage
An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
He is going to Westminster by subway.
A train that runs on such an underground railway.
A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system.
An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
An underground route for creatures (e.g. bats).
Where this word comes from
From sub- + way.
To travel by underground railway.
Where this word comes from
From sub- + way.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.