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View usage for: (sʌbweɪ) Word forms: plural subways1. countable noun [oft NOUN noun, oft by NOUN]A subway is an underground railway. [mainly US] ...the Bay Area Rapid Transit subway system. I don't ride the subway late at night. regional note: in BRIT, use underground, tubeSynonyms: underground, tube [British, informal], metro, underground railway More Synonyms of subway 2. countable nounA subway is a passage underneath a busy road or a railway track for people to walk through. [British] The majority of us feel worried if we walk through a subway. regional note: in AM, use underpassSynonyms: underpass, tunnel, underground passage, pedestrian tunnel More Synonyms of subway subway in British English (ˈsʌbˌweɪ) noun1. British an underground passage or tunnel enabling pedestrians to cross a road, railway, etc 2. an underground passage or tunnel for traffic, electric power supplies, etc 3. mainly US and Canadian an underground railway subway in American English (ˈsʌbˌweɪ) noun1. a. an underground way or passage b. Chiefly British an underpass for pedestrians 2. US an underground, metropolitan electric railway or the tunnel through which it runs Examples of 'subway' in a sentencesubway Take the subway and see for yourself that he was right then and right now.Also the long subway ride from his dorm and back was getting to him.He lived on the streets and in subway cars for two years.It has built three new subway lines and an airport link.Somewhere down there, part of the subway system or the power grid is working. Take a subway - most of us do.Short poems by British writers are sprinkled throughout the subway cars in place of ads for laxatives.Land was reclaimed from the sea; subway lines and bridges were built.After our walk we take the subway into Manhattan for an intervention or a rehearsal or a show.I remember running for my life down a subway tunnel at one point.The subway system and major routes in and out of Manhattan were also out of action after being flooded.The automobile and urban rail and subway systems enabled cities to expand outward, by permitting increased separation between home and workplace.The New York subway system may not be operational until the end of the week.Take the Tokyo subway system.But parts of some New York subway lines were working again.The New York subway and transit system was closed last night for only the second time in its history.By yesterday morning most of the city had its power back and formerly flooded subway tunnels between Brooklyn and Manhattan were preparing to reopen.Today I take my first subway ride in 30 years. British English: subway / ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ NOUN A subway is a passage for pedestrians underneath a busy road. - American English: underpass
- Arabic: مـَمَرٌّ تـَحْتَ الطَّرِيق
- Brazilian Portuguese: passagem subterrânea para pedestres
- Chinese: 地下人行通道
- Croatian: podzemna željeznica
- Czech: podchod
- Danish: undergrundsbane
- Dutch: ondergrondse metro
- European Spanish: metro transporte
- Finnish: alikulkutunneli
- French: passage souterrain
- German: Unterführung
- Greek: υπόγειος σιδηρόδρομος
- Italian: metropolitana
- Japanese: 地下道
- Korean: 지하철
- Norwegian: fotgjengerundergang
- Polish: przejście podziemne
- European Portuguese: passagem subterrânea para peões
- Romanian: metrou
- Russian: тоннель
- Latin American Spanish: metro tren subterráneo
- Swedish: tunnelbana
- Thai: รถไฟใต้ดิน
- Turkish: altgeçit
- Ukrainian: підземний перехід
- Vietnamese: đường ngầm
Chinese translation of 'subway' n (c) - (US, = underground railway)
地铁(鐵) (dìtiě) (条(條), tiáo)英 = underground - (Brit, = underpass)
地下通道 (dìxià tōngdào) 美 = underpass
Definition an underground railway I don't ride the subway late at night. Synonyms undergroundtube (British, informal) underground railway Definition an underground passage for pedestrians to cross a road or railway The majority of us feel worried if we walk through a subway. Synonyms underpass underground passage pedestrian tunnel Additional synonymsDefinition an urban, usually underground, railway system in certain cities, such as Paris Included in the package is an open-top bus ticket, a two-day metro pass, and a boat trip. Synonyms underground, tube, subwayDefinition any passage or channel through or under something two new railway tunnels through the Alps Synonyms passage, underpass, passageway, subway, channel, hole, shaft- subversion
- subversive
- subvert
- subway
- succeed
- succeeding
- success
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