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subway

noun

sub·​way ˈsəb-ˌwā How to pronounce subway (audio)
: an underground way: such as
a
: a passage under a street (as for pedestrians, power cables, or water or gas mains)
b
: a usually electric underground railway
c
subway intransitive verb

Example Sentences

I took 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 London.
Recent Examples on the Web The two waited for the next subway station together, Steven holding the backpack. CNN, 15 Sep. 2022 One man, also without shoes, sat bleary-eyed outside an entrance to the 42nd Street/Port Authority subway station at the corner of Eighth and 44th Street. Fox News, 14 Sep. 2022 He was taken into custody after Reading police called the NYPD saying a person of interest in the case was in the vicinity of the Broadway Junction subway station, but he wasn't found after a search. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 1 Sep. 2022 He and Vargas are reunited months later in a subway station, in a life-changing moment that transcends the coincidental to achieve the metaphorical. Tom Nolan, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Commuters evacuated as water cascaded down the stairs of the Isu subway station like a waterfall. Kim Tong-hyung, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2022 Commuters evacuated as water cascaded down the stairs of the Isu subway station. Kim Tong-hyung, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2022 Authorities shut down the world’s biggest electronics market in the city Monday and suspended service on much of the city’s subway system. Alexandra Stevenson, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Sep. 2022 Revenue from the congestion pricing plan is a vital part of the MTA’s capital plan, which will help upgrade a subway system that was neglected for decades and improve service to boost ridership. Michelle Kaske, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1822, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of subway was in 1822

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