subway

noun

sub·​way ˈsəb-ˌwā 

: an underground way: such 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

Examples of subway in a Sentence

I took the subway to midtown.

No one on the subway seemed to mind how crowded it was.

I've been on both the New York subway and the Underground in London.

Recent Examples on the Web

In late August, La Beauté Louis Vuitton will open its first China store at Deji, right next to its ultra-busy subway entrance, which receives an average daily footfall of 300,000. —Denni Hu, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2025

The Rat chased his dream into a subway tunnel, moments before a train came roaring through. —Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025

Spike Lee orchestrates Puerto Rican street parades, dazzling skyscraper shots, shouting Yankee fans in subways, bodega battles, freestyle rap roasts, high speed chases, gunfire dueling, and more to charge the story with grit and glory in the resolution. —Malik Peay, Essence, 13 Aug. 2025

As previously reported, the MTA is set to vote this fall on a package of fare and toll increases for MTA subways, buses, trains, bridges and tunnels. —Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing subway

• subway train

Rhymes for subway

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway
• beret

Kids Definition

subway

noun

sub·​way ˈsəb-ˌwā 

1

: an underground passage

2

: a usually electric underground railway