subway
pronunciation
How to pronounce subway in British English:
UK [ˈsʌbweɪ]
How to pronounce subway in American English:
US [ˈsʌbweɪ]
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- Noun:
- electric underground railway
- an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
Word Origin
- subway (n.)
- 1825, "underground passage" (for water pipes or pedestrians, later for electrical wires), from sub- + way (n.). The sense of "underground railway in a city" is first recorded 1892, in reference to London.
Example
- 1. I feel the vibrations of the subway , literally .
- 2. The old mayor died on the subway .
- 3. Subway systems moreover are hugely vulnerable .
- 4. It provided accurate directions for washington 's subway .
- 5. Stuck in traffic or waiting for the subway ?