subway

noun sub·way \ ˈsəb-ˌwā \

Updated on: 12 Apr 2018

Definition of subway

: 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

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subway

intransitive verb

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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

The article includes a photograph taken inside the city’s Chongwenmen subway station (see above).

— kyle mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "The Secret Nuclear Blast Doors Protecting the Beijing Subway," 3 Apr. 2018
That leaves 13 targeted subway stations without any funding.

— paul berger, WSJ, "New York Subway Cuts Back Plans to Renovate Stations," 3 Apr. 2018
Her friends, most of them her former classmates from Bryn Mawr, had posted a thousand flyers about her disappearance on signposts and at subway stations and bus stops.

— naomi fry, The New Yorker, "How a Young Woman Lost Her Identity," 26 Mar. 2018
For example, a previous Intersection campaign in New York allowed MillerCoors to display beer ads to subway riders facing a train delay, and point to bars near the closest station.

— patrick sisson, Curbed, "New content platform allows for more real-time transit, and advertising, opportunities," 14 Mar. 2018
In New York City, for instance, subway riders hold on to the metal rails when riding the trains.

— adam hurly, GQ, "Listen Up, Germophobes: The Argument Against Hand Sanitizer," 27 Feb. 2018
Depicting images of the sky that Méndez photographed over a 24-hour period, the mosaics will help reorient subway riders to the bright California sunshine.

— neal broverman, Los Angeles Magazine, "An Early Look at All the Artwork Coming to the Metro Crenshaw Line," 22 Jan. 2018
In addition to those using a wheelchair, these routes may prove especially helpful to those on crutches or individuals traveling with a stroller who need an elevator to travel into and out of subway stations.

— Southern Living, "The Latest Google Maps Update Will Make Travel Easier for Millions Around the World," 23 Mar. 2018
The nearest subway stations are Kanda and Iwamotocho.

— Bon Appetit, "Kikanbo," 19 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of subway

1822

SUBWAY Defined for English Language Learners

subway

noun

Definition of subway for English Language Learners

: a system of underground trains in a city
: a road or passage for walking under a road, set of railroad tracks, etc.

SUBWAY Defined for Kids

subway

noun sub·way \ ˈsəb-ˌwā \

Definition of subway for Students

: a usually electric underground railway

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