Definition of subway
: an underground way: such asa : a passage under a street (as for pedestrians, power cables, or water or gas mains)b : a usually electric underground railwayc : underpass
subway
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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 of subway from the Web
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An orange accent wall brightens up the space, and the blue-gray subway tile backsplash color carries over to the living room.
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Finally, his friend played a graduation song and the whole subway car got in on the act.
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New York City police officer Sally Zheng, who patrols the city’s subways, received a surprise visit while waiting in roll call recently.
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Finally, his friend played a graduation song and the whole subway car got in on the act.
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Cellphone video that has now gone viral shows the student, Jerich Alcantara, celebrating his graduation right on the subway car, CBS New York reports.
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Police said Melton fell onto the third rail in the subway near the Red Line’s Jackson station about 8:40 p.m. Power was immediately shut down to the southbound tracks where the incident occurred, said CTA spokeswoman Irene Ferradaz.
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Taking the subway into Manhattan felt like an odyssey.
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When home-grown terrorists attacked London subway and bus lines in 2005, some blamed Britain's involvement in the Iraq war.
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1822
First Known Use of subway
1822
SUBWAY Defined for English Language Learners
subway
playDefinition of subway for English Language Learners
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: a system of underground trains in a city
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: a road or passage for walking under a road, set of railroad tracks, etc.
SUBWAY Defined for Kids
subway
playDefinition of subway for Students
: a usually electric underground railway
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