: 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
Examples of subway in a Sentence
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.
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The attack comes as the NYPD announced that crime in the subway system dropped by 18% in the first three months of the year, helped by a massive influx of police officers to patrol trains and subway platforms.
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Several European nations have been offering sobering guidance in recent months – envisioning garages and subway stations transformed into bunkers and promoting psychological resilience.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
As for hauling it around town to use public transport – well, this one is 48.5 lb (22 kg), and is not exactly going to be comfortable to carry through crowded subway stations.
—New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2025
The victim boarded the train around 8 p.m. and the suspect got on the subway at Whitehall Street station around 11 p.m., an official told the New York Times.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
Several European nations have been offering sobering guidance in recent months – envisioning garages and subway stations transformed into bunkers and promoting psychological resilience.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2025
As for hauling it around town to use public transport – well, this one is 48.5 lb (22 kg), and is not exactly going to be comfortable to carry through crowded subway stations.
—New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2025
The victim boarded the train around 8 p.m. and the suspect got on the subway at Whitehall Street station around 11 p.m., an official told the New York Times.
—Christine Pelisek, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Subway.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subway. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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subway
noun
sub·way
ˈsəb-ˌwā 
1
: an underground passage
2
: a usually electric underground railway
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