Found 2 items, similar to subway.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: subway subway n 1: electric underground railway [syn: metro, tube, underground] 2: an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway [syn: underpass]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Subway 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 provided by an electric line running through the underground tunnel. It is usually confined to the center portion of cities; -- called also tube, and in Britain, underground. In certain other countries (as in France or Russia) it is called the metro. [PJC]