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

Lavish in convenience, the property is a short walk away to the Bedford Avenue subway stop, the vast and lively McCarren Park, and close to the border of the ever-evolving Greenpoint neighborhood. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026

One new program seeks to directly address overdoses by placing boxes of the overdose reversal drug naloxone at every subway stop. — Scott Maucione, NPR, 27 July 2026

The bathroom is a subway-tile situation with a quartz vanity. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 27 July 2026

Rents and homelessness are at all-time highs, subways are unsettled, deodorant is locked up. — Ryder Kessler, New York Daily News, 26 July 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