subway
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subway
- /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ US, UK
- [ˈsʌbˌweɪ̯] US, UK
Rhymes with -ʌbweɪ
Where it comes from
From sub- + way.
noun subways
- 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. Just before you leave, the subway comes. You get on. It stops at the next station.
- 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). At Nairobi the mail waits an hour-and-a-half. The station has three long platforms, mostly covered in awnings, the island connected with the main platform (which is used by the mails in both directions) by a subway.
- An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
- An underground route for creatures (e.g. bats).
Similar: metro, Métro, tube, Tube, underground, underground railway, rapid transit, underpass
verb subways · subwaying · subwayed
- To travel by underground railway. I suppose I could have subwayed around town in search of froufrou French pastry shops.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: metro, underpass, underground, tube, railway, tram, locomotive, tramway, station, crossing, tunnel, tunnelling, mtr, bed, irt, train
noun
Similar: metro, Métro, tube, Tube, underground, underground railway, rapid transit, underpass
Translations
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noun underground railway
| Español | metro, subte |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지하철 jihacheol, 전철 jeoncheol, 도시철도 dosicheoldo, 메트로 meteuro |
| 日本語 | 地下鉄 chikatetsu, メトロ metoro |
| 中文 | 地鐵 /地铁 dìtiě, 地下鐵路 /地下铁路 dìxià tiělù |
| हिन्दी | भूमिगत रेल bhūmigat rel, मीट्रो mīṭro, मेट्रो meṭro |
| Português | metro, metrô |
| Français | métro, métropolitain |
| Deutsch | U-Bahn, Metro |
| Italiano | metro, metrò, metropolitana |
| Ελληνικά | μετρό metró, υπόγειος ypógeios |
| Română | metrou, metro, metropolitan |
| Русский | метро́ metró, метрополите́н metropolitɛ́n, подзе́мка podzémka |
| Tiếng Việt | tàu điện ngầm, mê-tơ-rô, metro |
| العربية | مِتْرُو mitrū, مِتْرُو metro |
| עברית | מֶטְרוֹ metró, רַכֶּבֶת תַּחְתִּית rakévet takhtít |
noun train of underground railway
| Español | metro |
|---|---|
| Português | metrô, metro |
| Deutsch | U-Bahn |
| Tiếng Việt | tàu điện ngầm |
noun underground walkway
| Español | paso subterráneo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지하도 jihado, 토끼굴 tokkigul |
| 日本語 | 地下道 chikadō |
| 中文 | 地下道 dìxiàdào |
| Português | passagem subterrânea |
| Français | passage souterrain, souterrain |
| Deutsch | Unterführung |
| Italiano | sottopasso |
| Ελληνικά | υπόγεια διάβαση πεζών ypógeia diávasi pezón |
| Română | pasaj subteran |
| Русский | подзе́мный перехо́д podzémnyj perexód |
| Tiếng Việt | hầm đi bộ |
| العربية | نَفَق مُشَاة nafaq mušāh |
Talk about this word "subway." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/subway. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. subway. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/subway "subway." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/subway.Cite this
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title = {subway},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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