SUBWAY
Dictionary entry overview: What does subway mean?
• SUBWAY (noun)
The noun SUBWAY has 2 senses:
1. an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
2. an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
Familiarity information: SUBWAY used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SUBWAY (noun)
Meaning:
An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
metro; subway; subway system; underground; tube
Context example:
in Paris the subway system is called the 'metro' and in London it is called the 'tube' or the 'underground'
Hypernyms ("subway" is a kind of...):
railroad; railroad line; railway; railway line; railway system (line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight)
Meaning:
An underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
underpass; subway
Hypernyms ("subway" is a kind of...):
tunnel (a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars))
