subwaynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsʌb.weɪ/us/ˈsʌb.weɪ/Examples
- Times Square is the nexus of the New York subway.
- We looked on our map to find the nearest subway station.
- I take the subway to work.
- I left my bag on the subway.
- I don't like to travel on the subway after dark.
subway noun [ C ] (RAILWAY)
A1 mainly US UK usually underground a railway system in which electric trains travel through tunnels below ground:
We took the subway uptown to Yankee Stadium.
A guy gave me his seat on the subway.
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Railways & railway lines
- Amtrak
- artery
- barrier
- buffer
- cable railway
- funicular
- grade crossing
- junction
- light railway
- metro
- monorail
- narrow-gauge
- point
- railroad
- railroad tie
- rapid-transit
- signal
- switch
- switchback
- track
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subway noun [ C ] (PASSAGE)
B2 UK an underground passage that allows people on foot to cross a busy road
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Ditches, dams & tunnels
- cut
- cutting
- dam
- dam sth up
- dike
- ditch
- dyke
- groin
- groyne
- spillway
- the Channel Tunnel
- the Chunnel
- trench
- tunnel
- underpass