- subway sub·way n
- ['sʌbˌweɪ]
(Brit: underpass) sottopassaggio, (Am: underground) metropolitana
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subway sub·way n
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sub|way — «SUHB WAY», noun. 1. U.S. an electric railroad running beneath the surface of the streets in a city. 2. an underground passage, tunnel, or way, as for conveying water and gas pipes, telegraph, telephone, or electrical wires, or for pedestrians to … Useful english dictionary
sub·way — /ˈsʌbˌweı/ noun, pl ways [count] 1 chiefly US : a system of underground trains in a city I took/rode 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… … Useful english dictionary
Subway — Sub way , n. 1. An underground way or gallery; especially, a passage under a street, in which water mains, gas mains, telegraph wires, etc., are conducted. [1913 Webster] 2. An underground railroad, usually having trains powered by electricity… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Subway — Sub|way 〈[ sʌ̣bwɛı] m. 6〉 1. Untergrundbahn 2. Unterführung [engl.] * * * Sub|way [ sʌbweɪ], die; , s [engl. subway, aus: sub = unter u. way = Weg]: Untergrundbahn. * * * Subway [ sʌbweɪ] die, / s, englische … Universal-Lexikon
subway — /sub way /, n. 1. Also called, esp. Brit., tube, underground. an underground electric railroad, usually in a large city. 2. Chiefly Brit. a short tunnel or underground passageway for pedestrians, automobiles, etc.; underpass. v.i. 3. to be… … Universalium
Subway — Sub|way [ sʌbwei] die; , s <aus engl. subway zu sub (vgl. ↑sub...) u. way »Weg«>: 1. angloamerik. Bez. für Untergrundbahn. 2. (auch der; s, s) Straßenunterführung … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
subway — 1825, underground passage (for water pipes or pedestrians), from SUB (Cf. sub ) + WAY (Cf. way). The sense of underground railway in a city is first recorded 1893, in ref. to Boston … Etymology dictionary
subway — sub|way [ˈsʌbweı] n AmE 1.) a railway system that runs under the ground below a big city British Equivalent: underground ▪ the New York City subway ▪ a crowded subway station ▪ Boston has the oldest subway system in the US. 2.) BrE a path for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
subway — sub|way [ sʌb,weı ] noun count ** 1. ) AMERICAN a railroad that goes under the ground. British underground: the New York subway system take/ride the subway: Let s take the subway it ll be faster. 2. ) BRITISH a tunnel that people can walk through … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
subway — [sub′wā΄] n. 1. a) an underground way or passage b) Chiefly Brit. an underpass for pedestrians ☆ 2. an underground, metropolitan electric railway or the tunnel through which it runs … English World dictionary
Subway — Sub|way 〈 [sʌ̣bwɛı] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 1. Untergrundbahn 2. Unterführung [Etym.: engl.] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
