subway A1 Topic:Transportation US /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ UK /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #5137 Meanings 1 noun An underground railway used to move people around a city. He goes to work by subway every morning. 2 noun A train that runs on an underground railway. The subway came, so we got on. 3 noun An underground walkway for pedestrians to cross a road or railway. Use the subway to get safely to the other side of the road. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an underground railway used... undergroundmetro 3 noun · an underground walkway for... underpass More tube Word family Forms subways Appears in Phrases (1) See all subway fare the amount charged for traveling on a subway Noun + noun Etymology AI details From sub- + way. Topics Transportation External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # subway **Type:** Word **Level:** A1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 5137 ## Meanings 1. An underground railway used to move people around a city. 2. A train that runs on an underground railway. 3. An underground walkway for pedestrians to cross a road or railway. ## Examples - He goes to work by subway every morning. - The subway came, so we got on. - Use the subway to get safely to the other side of the road. ## Synonyms - metro - tube - underground - underpass ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: sub- - under ## Etymology From sub- + way. ## AI Etymology Subway is from sub- + way. In present-day use, it can mean an underground railway used to move people around a city, or a train that runs on an underground railway. ## Topics - Transportation markdown