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

And like any true New Yorker, Chase took the subway to the show, where Schmigadoon! —Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 12 June 2026

Rahma wants the show to be the most sophisticated series about the stupidiest subways precisely as a way to stand out from and to combat so much of the slop content we’re all subjected to in the Year of Our Lord 2026. —Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 12 June 2026

The Transport Workers Union has prevailed once again in its destructive effort to get the state Legislature to once again pass a bill outright prohibiting one-person train operation (OPTO) in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s vast subway system. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026

Images of that two-finger tap feel destined to adorn childhood bedrooms, subway cars and billboards for decades. —Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 June 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
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway

Kids Definition

subway

noun

sub·​way ˈsəb-ˌwā 

1

: an underground passage

2

: a usually electric underground railway