subway

Definition

An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.

Etymology

From sub- + way.

Example Sentences

• "He is going to Westminster by subway."
• "In 1884 Greathead was part of a syndicate that obtained powers for another subway – 'The City of London & Southwark Subway'. The term 'subway' sounded more sophisticated than 'underground railway', which was associated with the sulphurous Metropolitan, and it would be adopted by New York for its own electric metro when work started on that in 1904."
• "Just before you leave, the subway comes. You get on. It stops at the next station."