: 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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Mayor Adams on Thursday touted the results of a program aimed at getting homeless people out of the subway system.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Public demonstrations have been banned in the city for four days and two subway stations were closed, including in Taksim Square, a central transportation hub and large plaza where rallies have often been held.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Use a neutral subway tile and dark paint to create a sleek bathroom look.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025
Tiny bridges made of brass and several acrylic cars, buses, trains and subway cars adorn the model, which was originally designed to be walked across by visitors — at least for the areas with flatter and smaller buildings and large waterways and parks.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
Public demonstrations have been banned in the city for four days and two subway stations were closed, including in Taksim Square, a central transportation hub and large plaza where rallies have often been held.
—Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Use a neutral subway tile and dark paint to create a sleek bathroom look.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Mar. 2025
Tiny bridges made of brass and several acrylic cars, buses, trains and subway cars adorn the model, which was originally designed to be walked across by visitors — at least for the areas with flatter and smaller buildings and large waterways and parks.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Subway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subway. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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subway
noun
sub·way
ˈsəb-ˌwā 
1
: an underground passage
2
: a usually electric underground railway
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