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    SUBWAY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

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

    Example:

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

    Synonyms:

    metro; subway; subway system; tube; underground

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("subway" is a kind of...):

    railroad; railroad line; railway; railway line; railway system (line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    An underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railwayplay

    Synonyms:

    subway; underpass

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("subway" is a kind of...):

    tunnel (a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars))

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