subway
An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areasAn underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
» Where is the nearest subway station?
Wo ist die nächste Metrostation?
Wo ist die nächste U-Bahn-Station?
Wo befindet sich die nächste Metrostation?
Wo befindet sich der nächste U-Bahnhof?
Где ближайшая станция метро?
Где находится ближайшая станция метро?
Де найближча станція метро?
Де знаходиться найближча станція метро?
Meaning
6 senses(Canada, Scotland, South Africa, US)An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
He is going to Westminster by subway.
U-Bahn, Metro, U-Bahn
метро́metró, метрополите́нmetropolitɛ́n, подзе́мкаpodzémka
метро́metró
an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
(Canada, Scotland, South Africa, US)A train that runs on such an underground railway.
(Canada, US)A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system.
(UK)An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
Unterführung
подзе́мный перехо́дpodzémnyj perexód
підзе́мний перехі́дpidzémnyj perexíd
An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
An underground route for creatures (e.g. bats).
Examples
262 sentencesWhere is the nearest subway station?
Де найближча станція метро?
ruГде ближайшая станция метро?
deWo ist die nächste Metrostation?
His house is near the subway.
Його будинок знаходиться поруч із метро.
ruУ него дом рядом с метро.
deSein Haus ist in der Nähe der U-Bahn.
Do you have a subway map?
У тебе є карта метро?
ruУ вас есть карта метро?
We can get there by subway.
Ми туди можемо доїхати на метро.
ruМы можем добраться туда на метро.
deWir können mit der U-Bahn hinfahren.
Tom left his briefcase on the subway.
Том лишив портфель у метро.
ruТом оставил свой портфель в метро.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From sub- + way.From sub- + way.
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Forms
plural: subwaysSynonyms
8 synonyms- an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway:underpass
- an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city):metrotubeundergroundsubway system
Word family
1 related wordsCollocations
6 patterns- subway station
- on the subway
- the subway station
- take the subway
- ride the subway
- to the subway