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sub·way

Pronounced:

/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/

Function:

noun

Inflected forms:

plural sub·ways

Meaning:

[count] 1 chiefly US : a system of underground trains in a city ▪ I took/rode 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. —often used before another noun ▪ a subway car/station ▪ the subway platform
2 Brit : a road or passage for walking under a road, set of railroad tracks, etc. : underpass

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