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

After the ceremony, the newlyweds wandered through New York, their first moments as a married couple captured on the subway and in the rain on the streets that Mamdani could be Mayor of in just a few months' time. —Callum Sutherland, Time, 26 June 2025

Its small, rounded tip allows for targeted and precise application, even on the subway or in an Uber. —Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 June 2025

At Hood’s lair, the heist crew is watching an ad for a new subway system, TNNL. —Stacia Brown, Vulture, 26 June 2025

The battle between the two of them, and a host of other local officials, on who can best stand up to President Donald Trump, lower the city's housing costs, and remove homeless people from the streets and subways has drawn big spending from billionaires on Cuomo’s behalf. —Ben Adler, USA Today, 24 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing subway

• subway train

Rhymes for subway

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway
• beret

Kids Definition

subway

noun

sub·​way ˈsəb-ˌwā 

1

: an underground passage

2

: a usually electric underground railway