subway en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- [ˈsʌbˌweɪ̯] (UK, US)
- /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ (UK, US)
Etymology
From sub- + way.
Meanings
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(Canada, Scotland, South-Africa, US) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
In 1884 Greathead was part of a syndicate that obtained powers for another subway – 'The City of London & Southwark Subway'. The term 'subway' sounded more sophisticated than 'underground railway', which was associated with the sulphurous Metropolitan, and it would be adopted by New York for its own electric metro when work started on that in 1904.
2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 98:He is going to Westminster by subway.
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(Canada, Scotland, South-Africa, US) A train that runs on such an underground railway.
Just before you leave, the subway comes. You get on. It stops at the next station.
1981 April 29, Russel Baker, “And Only Sixty Cents”, in The New York Times:
- (Canada, US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system.
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(UK) An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
At Nairobi the mail waits an hour-and-a-half. The station has three long platforms, mostly covered in awnings, the island connected with the main platform (which is used by the mails in both directions) by a subway.
1950 April, Timothy H. Cobb, “The Kenya-Uganda Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 265:Heading beneath the tracks via the subway to the immediate north of the station takes us to the Didcot Railway Centre.
2021 December 29, Stephen Roberts, “Stories and facts behind railway plaques: Didcot (1932)”, in RAIL, number 947, page 60:
- An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
- An underground route for creatures (e.g. bats).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| subways | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Tube · Métro · underground railway · underground · tube · underpass · rapid transit · metro
Translations (189)
pl przejście podziemne (underground walkway) · sh pòdvožnjāk (underground walkway) · be падзе́мны перахо́д (underground walkway) · fr métropolitain (underground railway) · sh по̀тходнӣк (underground walkway) · bn দ্রুত পরিবহণ (underground railway) · ar نَفَق مُشَاة (underground walkway) · eo subtera fervojo (underground railway) · aii ܡܹܛܪܘܿ (underground railway) · io metropoliteno (underground railway) · sh mètrō (underground railway) · wuu 地鐵 /地铁 (underground railway) · vi tàu điện ngầm (train of underground railway) · nb gangtunnel (underground walkway) · ko 지하철 (underground railway) · ky метро (underground railway) · uk підзе́мний перехі́д (underground walkway) · az metro (underground railway) · ia metro (underground railway) · nb undergrunnsbane (underground railway) · nb gangtunnel (underground walkway) · ru подзе́мка (underground railway) · ka მიწისქვეშა გადასასვლელი (underground walkway) · es paso subterráneo (underground walkway) · ia passage subterranee (underground walkway) · yi מעטראָ (underground railway) · ko 토끼굴 (underground walkway) · sv tunnelbana (underground railway) · ug مېترو (underground railway) · ko 메트로 (underground railway) · nl voetgangerstunnel (underground walkway) · is undirgöng (underground walkway) · ms jalan bawah tanah (underground walkway) · hak 捷運 /捷运 (underground railway) · kk метро (underground railway) · ja メトロ (underground railway) · mk подземен премин (underground walkway) · cmn 地下道 (underground walkway) · be метро́ (underground railway) · nl metro (train of underground railway) · bg по́длез (underground walkway) · lt metro (underground railway) · ca metro (train of underground railway) · pt metro (train of underground railway) · el υπόγειος (underground railway) · he מֶטְרוֹ (underground railway) · nan-hbl 地鐵 /地铁 (underground railway) · uz metro (underground railway) · hu metró (underground railway) · cs podzemní dráha (underground railway) · hy մետրո (underground railway) · nl metro (underground railway) · tl metro (underground railway) · sh мѐтро̄ (underground railway) · es metro (train of underground railway) · nb metro (underground railway) · bn আন্ডারগ্রাউন্ড (underground railway) · myv модалкс (underground railway) · nl fietstunnel (underground walkway) · cdo 地鐵 /地铁 (underground railway) · ro metro (underground railway) · tr metro (underground railway) · id kereta api bawah tanah (underground railway) · hy գետնանցում (underground walkway) · cmn 捷運 /捷运 (underground railway) · pl kolej podziemna (underground railway) · ps مېترو (underground railway) · eo subtrajno (train of underground railway) · nb tunnelbane (underground railway) · uk метро́ (underground railway) · km ម៉េត្រូ (underground railway) · af moltreinspoor (underground railway) · af moltrein (train of underground railway) · ur مَیٹْرو (underground railway) · ru подзе́мный перехо́д (underground walkway) · ka მეტრო (underground railway) · ur میٹْرو (underground railway) · tk metro (underground railway) · de U-Bahn (train of underground railway) · vi hầm đi bộ (underground walkway) · rsk метро (underground railway) · fr métro (underground railway) · hu földalatti (underground railway) · de Metro (underground railway) · lv metro (underground railway) · sh pòthodnīk (underground walkway) · ro metropolitan (underground railway) · hi मीट्रो (underground railway) · pt passagem subterrânea (underground walkway) · fr passage souterrain (underground walkway) · vi tàu điện ngầm (underground railway) · gd fo-rèile (underground railway) · it sottopasso (underground walkway) · rsk под'жемни гайзибан (underground railway) · fi metrojuna (train of underground railway) · cmn 地下鐵路 /地下铁路 (underground railway) · ru метрополите́н (underground railway) · nn tunnelbane (underground railway) · de Unterführung (underground walkway) · es metro (underground railway) · mk подвозник (underground walkway) · ur مِیٹْرو (underground railway) · he רַכֶּבֶת תַּחְתִּית (underground railway) · da tunnelbane (underground railway) · ga íosbhealach (underground walkway) · sq metro (underground railway) · sv T-bana (underground railway) · hy մետրոպոլիտեն (underground railway) · ga traein faoi thalamh (underground railway) · eo S-fervojo (underground railway) · ka მეტროპოლიტენი (underground railway) · fi alikäytävä (underground walkway) · bg метро́ (underground railway) · mn метро (underground railway) · lo ລົດໄຟໃຕ້ດິນ (underground railway) · th รถไฟใต้ดิน (underground railway) · ms jabanah (underground walkway) · tg метро (underground railway) · ko 전철 (underground railway) · et allmaaraudtee (underground railway) · sh по̀двожња̄к (underground walkway) · my မြေအောက်မီးရထား (underground railway) · bn মেট্রো (underground railway) · hu aluljáró (underground walkway) · da undergrundsbane (underground railway) · mk метро́ (underground railway) · eo metroo (train of underground railway) · ko 지하도 (underground walkway) · cs metro (train of underground railway) · ca metro (underground railway) · da metro (underground railway) · th เมโทร (underground railway) · pt metro (underground railway) · cs podchod (underground walkway) · eo S-trajno (train of underground railway) · ms kereta api bawah tanah (underground railway) · fi maanalainen (underground railway) · eo metroo (underground railway) · ru метро́ (underground railway) · ar مِتْرُو (underground railway) · pt metrô (train of underground railway) · is neðanjarðarlest (underground railway) · nl metrostel (train of underground railway) · fi jalankulkutunneli (underground walkway) · gd fo-shlighe (underground walkway) · da fodgængertunnel (underground walkway) · ro pasaj subteran (underground walkway) · ja 地下鉄 (underground railway) · km ផ្លូវក្រោមដី (underground railway) · cmn 地下鐵 /地下铁 (underground railway) · la ferrivia metropolitana (underground railway) · it metro (underground railway) · ar مِتْرُو (underground railway) · el μετρό (underground railway) · et metroo (underground railway) · vi metro (underground railway) · fi metro (underground railway) · fr souterrain (underground walkway) · ja 地下道 (underground walkway) · sv metro (underground railway) · it metrò (underground railway) · gd fo-rathad (underground walkway) · hi भूमिगत रेल (underground railway) · cmn 地鐵 /地铁 (underground railway) · pl metro (underground railway) · cy rheilffordd danddaearol (underground railway) · es subte (underground railway) · nb T-bane (underground railway) · el υπόγεια διάβαση πεζών (underground walkway) · af moltrein (underground railway) · fa-ira زیرْگُذَر (underground walkway) · de U-Bahn (underground railway) · vi mê-tơ-rô (underground railway) · sk podchod (underground walkway) · sv kulvert (underground walkway) · pl metro (train of underground railway) · it metropolitana (underground railway) · nan-hbl 地下鐵 /地下铁 (underground railway) · pt metrô (underground railway) · fy metro (underground railway) · ko 도시철도 (underground railway) · bn সাবওয়ে (underground railway) · ast metro (underground railway) · cs metro (underground railway) · yue 地鐵 /地铁 (underground railway) · ro metrou (underground railway) · bo ས་འོག་ལྕགས་ལམ (underground railway) · fa-ira مِتْرو (underground railway) · hi मेट्रो (underground railway)