subway
English
Subway Noun-Definition 3.
A tunnel for pedestrians.
A tunnel for pedestrians.
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A subway station in Munich, Germany
Noun
subway (plural subways)
- (Canada, US, Scotland) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
- (US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way.
- (Britain) An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
- An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
Synonyms
(underground railway):
- metro; Métro (Paris)
- tube; Tube (London)
- underground, underground railway
(rapid transit system):
(underground walkway):
Translations
underground railway
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underground walkway
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