: 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
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.
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White Cabinetry and Marble Tile A gray-and-white marble mosaic tile that shifts from a subway pattern to a herringbone pattern above the stove brings an expensive touch to this smaller kitchen.
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Lauren Jones, The Spruce, 6 June 2026
Still, for our editors, who are often sweating in subways or walking thousands of hot, sticky steps to the office, functionality is always a priority.
—Irene Richardson, InStyle, 5 June 2026
Red Line trains will not stop at subway stations for the second weekend in a row because of maintenance work, the CTA said in a news release Friday.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
The April shooting caused a mass panic on the subway car with straphangers stampeding toward the exits as the train entered the station.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026
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Lauren Jones, The Spruce, 6 June 2026
Still, for our editors, who are often sweating in subways or walking thousands of hot, sticky steps to the office, functionality is always a priority.
—Irene Richardson, InStyle, 5 June 2026
Red Line trains will not stop at subway stations for the second weekend in a row because of maintenance work, the CTA said in a news release Friday.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
The April shooting caused a mass panic on the subway car with straphangers stampeding toward the exits as the train entered the station.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026
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“Subway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subway. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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subway
noun
sub·way
ˈsəb-ˌwā 
1
: an underground passage
2
: a usually electric underground railway
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