subway

Definition of Subway in English :

an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

Example Sentences:
'in Paris the subway system is called the metro' and in London it is called the tube' or the underground''

2. subway, underpass

an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Subway

noun

1. British

an underground passage or tunnel enabling pedestrians to cross a road, railway, etc

2.

an underground passage or tunnel for traffic, electric power supplies, etc

3. mainly US and Canadian

an underground railway

noun

1.

a.

an underground way or passage

b. Chiefly British

an underpass for pedestrians

2. US

an underground, metropolitan electric railway or the tunnel through which it runs

n.

1.

a. An underground urban railroad, usually operated by electricity.

b. A passage for such a railroad.

2. An underground tunnel or passage, as for a water main or for pedestrians.