单词 | Underground Railroad |
释义 | Underground Railroad n. 1. a. A series of escape routes and hiding places that fugitive slaves used to escape the South before and during the Civil War. b. A secret cooperative network of people who helped and hid such fugitive slaves. 2. underground railroad A secret cooperative network engaged in the clandestine movement and housing of fugitives, such as children removed illegally from the custody of a parent charged with child abuse. |
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