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Meaning of subway

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

subway

Pronunciation:/ˈsʌbˌweɪ//ˈsʌbˌweɪ/

noun

Definitions

  1. An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.

  2. A train that runs on such an underground railway.

  3. A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way.

  4. An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).

verb

Definitions

  1. To travel by underground railway.