Subway synonyms

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train (related)
The definition of a train is something that hangs down and trails behind.
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metro
A subway
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tube
(--- Brit.) An underground electric railway; subway
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underground
(UK) The London Underground.
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Underground (British)
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subway system
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
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underpass
An intersection formed in this way.
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rapid-transit
A system of public transportation in an urban area, using electric trains running along an unimpeded right of way
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métro (French)
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sub
(UK, informal, often in plural) Short for subscription: a payment made for membership of a club, etc.
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chute
The definition of a chute is a steep passage down or a waterfall.
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railroad (related)
A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.
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tram (related)
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monorail (related)
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freeway (related)
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Skytrain (related)
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overground (related)
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Find another word for subway. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for subway, like: train, metro, tube, underground, Underground (British), subway system, underpass, rapid-transit, métro (French), sub and chute.
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Subway Sentence Examples

  • Then you'd get on the bus or subway and go to the polling place and vote.

  • The subway was built by the city, but leased and operated by a private company on such terms as to repay its cost in forty years.

  • This principle of construction has since been followed in the construction of the Boston subway, of the Chemin de Fer Metropolitain in Paris, and of the New York underground railway.

  • While crossing the line at stations (a) Where there is either a subway or footbridge.

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