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

Taconic Parkway, the nearest subway station, gets commuters to Manhattan in under two hours. — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2026

Bass voted with the Metro board majority earlier this year to approve the multibillion-dollar Sepulveda Transit Corridor project, which will connect the Westside to the San Fernando Valley by subway. — Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

The only major downside is that the 25th Street subway stop is a 13-minute schlep, so prepare to read up on the local bus routes and prepare to bundle up come January. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 19 Oct. 2026

As a global chief, Daunt gets around by subway and other unkingly conveyances. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 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