Underground Railroad
noun
variants
or less commonly Underground Railway
: a system of cooperation among active antislavery people in the U.S. before 1863 by which people escaping enslavement were secretly helped to reach the North or Canada
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It’s been open since 1850, and at one point, this bar was a stop on the Underground Railroad and even served as a brothel.
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2025
This film tells the true story of Underground Railroad heroes and sheroes.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The last stop of the Underground Railroad, Halifax, is a haven (relatively) for the formerly enslaved.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 July 2025
His life in Halifax, Nova Scotia — the last stop on the Underground Railroad, we’re reminded — seems humble but relatively contented.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
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Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2025
This film tells the true story of Underground Railroad heroes and sheroes.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The last stop of the Underground Railroad, Halifax, is a haven (relatively) for the formerly enslaved.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 23 July 2025
His life in Halifax, Nova Scotia — the last stop on the Underground Railroad, we’re reminded — seems humble but relatively contented.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for Underground Railroad
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“Underground Railroad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Underground%20Railroad. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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