Noun: subway 'súb,wey
- [N. Amer] 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’";
- metro, tube [UK], underground [Brit], subway system [N. Amer]
- An underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
"Commuters used the subway to safely cross under the busy street";
- underpass
Derived forms: subways
Type of: rail, railroad [N. Amer], railroad line [N. Amer], railway [Brit, Cdn], railway line [Brit, Cdn], railway system [Brit, Cdn], tunnel
Encyclopedia: Subway