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

Huntington Ronkonkoma The agency is also encouraging people to use NICE Bus service to Flushing, Main Street and the Jamaica Bus Terminal, which are both near subway entrances. —Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 16 May 2026

Fans can also take New York City subways or buses, whose workers won’t be on strike, to MSG and Citi Field. —Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 15 May 2026

Young vandals have been suspected in a slew of subway thefts in recent months. —Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026

Since Sylvie hasn’t exactly been taking good care of herself, her niece, Céline (India Hair), who owns half the apartment, sets her up with a young drifter, Adam (Adam Bessa), who rescued Céline from a subway pickpocket. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing subway

• subway train

Rhymes for subway

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

Kids Definition

subway

noun

sub·​way ˈsəb-ˌwā 

1

: an underground passage

2

: a usually electric underground railway