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

Safety has become the chief concern for Angelenos considering riding the bus or subway. —Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026

Responding officers found Ross Falzone, a Manhattan resident, on the subway stairs with head injuries and a fractured spine. —Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 9 May 2026

Five hours after that, Burke allegedly pushed 76-year-old former teacher Ross Falzone down a flight of subway stairs in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood, killing the elderly man, an NYPD source confirmed to Fox News Digital. —Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026

Mayor Mamdani’s glib campaign goal of abolishing the fares on buses for everyone makes a lot less sense than cutting bus and subway fares for the New Yorkers who actually need it most. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 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
• 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