Definition of 'subway'

Noun

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'"
      Synonyms: metro tube underground subway system
2. an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
      Synonyms: underpass

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