: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
This adorable sort of reverse-tuxedo cat, bravely traversing a bombed-out and flooded New York from Chinatown subways to a Harlem apartment where Sam once lived, sees all and becomes the character you most root for.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 June 2024
The Saturday morning slashings came less than 24 hours after 40-year-old Johnny Medina was brutally stabbed to death inside the 175th St. A train subway station in Washington Heights.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
The outage affected hospitals, homes and a major subway system.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 20 June 2024
The original Red Line plan expanded the subway system under Baltimore Street.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 24 June 2024
The Saturday morning slashings came less than 24 hours after 40-year-old Johnny Medina was brutally stabbed to death inside the 175th St. A train subway station in Washington Heights.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 22 June 2024
The outage affected hospitals, homes and a major subway system.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 20 June 2024
The original Red Line plan expanded the subway system under Baltimore Street.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024
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“Subway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subway. Accessed 7 Jul. 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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