: 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
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.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
Haring’s subway art has come a long way from its humble beginnings.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
With clear, crisp sound, these comfortable and lightweight headphones are the perfect companion for plane rides of any length, subway commutes, and more.
—Madison Yauger, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024
That reality should have been clear two decades ago during the second Intifada—suicide bombers in Israel were soon followed by the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States and the 2005 London subway bombings.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Subway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subway. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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subway
noun
sub·way
ˈsəb-ˌwā 
1
: an underground passage
2
: a usually electric underground railway
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