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Underground Railway¹

proper noun

  1. alternative Alternative form of Underground Railroad

underground railway²

noun underground railways

  1. Synonym of subway: a railway under the ground. It was advisable to avoid building an underground railway beneath private houses at the time, because the law would require you to buy those houses.

    Similar: subway

proper noun

  1. alternative, capitalized, usually Alternative form of Underground Railroad

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@misc{underground_railway_2026,
  title = {underground railway},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/underground%20railway},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}