subway
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noun
1.
Also called, 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)
3.
to be transported by a subway: We subwayed uptown.
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| —n | |
| 1. | (Brit) 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. | chiefly (US), (Canadian) an underground railway |
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Word Origin & History
subway
1825, "underground passage" (for water pipes or pedestrians), from sub- + way. The sense of "underground railway in a city" is first recorded 1893, in ref. to Boston.
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Example sentences
We lined up for the security check and it was a lot quicker than the security check for the subway.
The size is vaguely consistent with the first military encounter shot when the group enters the subway.
Confused workers spilled on to the streets, while thousands more were trapped for hours in lifts and hot, crowded subway trains.
They refer instead to their neighborhoods, and to the nearest subway lines.
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