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View synonyms for subway

subway

[ suhb-wey ]

noun

  1. alsocalledcomma especially British, tube, underground. an underground electric railroad, usually in a large city.
  2. Chiefly British. a short tunnel or underground passageway for pedestrians, automobiles, etc.; underpass.


verb (used without object)

  1. to be transported by a subway:

    We subwayed uptown.

subway

/ ˈsʌbˌweɪ /

noun

  1. an underground passage or tunnel enabling pedestrians to cross a road, railway, etc
  2. an underground passage or tunnel for traffic, electric power supplies, etc
  3. an underground railway


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Word History and Origins

Origin of subway1

First recorded in 1820–30; sub- + way 1

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Example Sentences

Other footage shows him fleeing, keeping to a quick walk, jogging briefly, then walking again as he heads for a subway station.

A 59-year-old retired subway train driver, who gave his name only as Artist, admitted that he had family members in the NYPD.

Think of the embarrassing subway platform or mid-office “adjustment” debacles you could avoid!

They waved down a pair of responding cops who followed the alleged cop killer into the subway.

After he allegedly unloaded on the cops, Brinsley attempted to make a getaway to a nearby subway.

He had a cigaret in his mouth but waited until he was outside the subway entrance before he put a match to it.

He picked up his change and headed back for the subway and his two-room apartment in the Village.

Death stood on the Times Square subway platform, uptown side, waiting for a subject.

But he commanded a clear view of the street and anybody coming up it toward the subway.

That subway affair was ghastly, useful as it did prove to me.

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