subway (noun)

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• subway — noun 1 (AmE) underground train system ⇨ See also ↑underground ADJECTIVE ▪ crowded VERB + SUBWAY ▪ ride, take, use ▪ get on …   Collocations dictionary

• subway — ► NOUN 1) Brit. a tunnel under a road for use by pedestrians. 2) chiefly N. Amer. an underground railway …   English terms dictionary

• subway — /ˈsʌbweɪ / (say subway) noun 1. an underground passage or tunnel enabling pedestrians to cross beneath a street, railway line, etc. 2. an underground railway …  

• subway system — noun an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) in Paris the subway system is called the metro and in London it is called the tube or the underground • Syn: ↑metro, ↑tube, ↑underground, ↑subway • Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

• subway — noun Date: 1825 an underground way: as a. a passage under a street (as for pedestrians, power cables, or water or gas mains) b. a usually electric underground railway c. underpass • subway intransitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• subway tile — noun A style of white glazed ceramic tile, as used on the walls of the New York City subway stations in the early twentieth century, especially the 3 times; 6 size then used …   Wiktionary

• subway — noun taking the subway to Yankee Stadium Syn: underground (rail system), metro, train; Brit., informal tube …   Thesaurus of popular words

• subway fare — noun the fare charged for riding a subway train • Hypernyms: ↑train fare …   Useful english dictionary

• subway token — noun a token that is used to pay for entry to the subway system • Hypernyms: ↑token …   Useful english dictionary

• subway train — noun a train that runs in a subway system • Hypernyms: ↑train, ↑railroad train …   Useful english dictionary

• subway series — noun a) nickname for a cross town playoff battle between the New York and New York b) nickname for a crosstown baseball series playoff between two New York City baseball clubs; …   Wiktionary