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Wikipedia has an article on: Subway

Etymology

sub- (“‘under’”) + way

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Noun

Singular subway

Plural subways

subway (plural subways)

  1. (North American) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
  2. (US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way.
  3. (British) underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).

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