Underground Railroad
noun
variants
or less commonly Underground Railway
: a system of cooperation among active antislavery people in the U.S. before 1863 by which people escaping enslavement were secretly helped to reach the North or Canada
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Her grandfather was an escaped slave from Missouri who made his way to Grinnell via the Underground Railroad in 1859 and established himself there as a barber, according to historical records cited by the Drake Community Library.
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Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 5 Jan. 2026
How about the Underground Railroad coursing through the North Shore to a safe house?
—George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
In a cave that hid freedom seekers along the Underground Railroad, their uncle shares a story of a creature that stirs at night.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2025
Look for exhibits about Henry Bibb, a prominent abolitionist; the Kentucky State Reformatory; and the Underground Railroad.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
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Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 5 Jan. 2026
How about the Underground Railroad coursing through the North Shore to a safe house?
—George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
In a cave that hid freedom seekers along the Underground Railroad, their uncle shares a story of a creature that stirs at night.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 15 Dec. 2025
Look for exhibits about Henry Bibb, a prominent abolitionist; the Kentucky State Reformatory; and the Underground Railroad.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for Underground Railroad
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“Underground Railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Underground%20Railroad. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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