subway
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
sub·way
(sŭb′wā′)n.
1.
a. An underground urban railroad, usually operated by electricity.
b. A passage for such a railroad.
2. An underground tunnel or passage, as for a water main or for pedestrians.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
subway
(ˈsʌbˌweɪ)n
1. (Automotive Engineering) Brit an underground passage or tunnel enabling pedestrians to cross a road, railway, etc
2. (Automotive Engineering) an underground passage or tunnel for traffic, electric power supplies, etc
3. (Railways) chiefly US and Canadian an underground railway
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
sub•way
(ˈsʌbˌweɪ)n.
1. an underground electric railroad, usu. in a large city.
2. Chiefly Brit. a short tunnel or underground passageway; underpass.
[1820–30]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
subway
– underground – metro1. 'subway'
A subway is a path for pedestrians under a busy road.
You feel worried if you walk through a subway.
In some American cities, the subway is a railway system in which electric trains travel below the ground in tunnels. In other cities this is called the metro.
I don't ride the subway at night.
You can take the metro to the Smithsonian museums.
2. 'underground'
Some speakers of British English also use subway to refer to a British railway system like this, but the London and Glasgow systems are usually called the underground. The London system is also called the tube.
He crossed London by underground.
You can take the tube to Green Park and then walk.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. |  subway - an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system - line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
| 2. |  subway - an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railwaytunnel - a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
subway
noun
1. underground, tube (Brit. informal), metro, underground railway I don't ride the subway late at night.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
TranslationsSelect a language:
Spanish / Español
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
subway
(ˈsabwei) noun1. an underground passage eg for pedestrians, under a busy road. Cross by the subway.paso subterráneo
2. an underground railway in a city. Go by subway.metro
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
subway
→ metro , subterráneoMultilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
| Subway |
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009