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

Like, someone came back with this amazing shot of a guy on top of a moving subway. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Through August this year, 124 people have been struck by or have fallen from a subway. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 Sep. 2026

This one was less than a subway fare away from breaking $100. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Blasting Sharon Van Etten music on the subway and grinding out 18-hour shifts in her scrubs seems to be getting the job done, but happiness is a lot harder to deny when someone becomes determined to share it with you. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 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