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sub·way
/
ˈsʌbˌweɪ
/
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[
suhb
-wey
]
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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.
Origin:
1820–30;
sub-
+
way
1
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subway
(ˈsʌbˌweɪ)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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