Subway - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsʌbweɪ|  American pronunciation of the word subway
Brit.  |ˈsʌbweɪ|  British pronunciation of the word subway

noun

- an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) (syn: metro, tube, underground)
in Paris the subway system is called the 'metro' and in London it is called the 'tube' or the 'underground'
- an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway (syn: underpass)

Extra examples

I took the subway to midtown.

No one on the subway seemed to mind how crowded it was.

I've been on both the New York subway and the Underground in London.

She rides the subway home from school.

I've ridden on the New York subway, the Paris Metro, and the London Underground.

...battling the rush-hour cram in the subway...

He was accosted by three gang members on the subway.

...the midmost subway car is usually the most crowded one in the train, so try to avoid it...

There is a law against panhandling in the subway.

We read it in an empty subway car racketing under the deserted streets.

Even with a change of trains, the subway is quicker than a cab at rush hour.

The subway is the fastest way to get downtown.

Several people have been violently attacked in the subway.

The man exposed himself in the subway

He rides the subway downtown every day

Word forms

noun
singular: subway
plural: subways
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