subway (n.)

  1. 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 system ]

  2. an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

    [ Syn: underpass ]

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