subway
An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areasAn underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Where is the nearest subway station?
Wo ist die nächste Metrostation? — MUIRIEL
Wo ist die nächste U-Bahn-Station? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Wo befindet sich die nächste Metrostation? — MUIRIEL
Wo befindet sich der nächste U-Bahnhof? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Где ближайшая станция метро? — Hellerick
Где находится ближайшая станция метро? — elsteris
Де найближча станція метро? — ascolto
Де знаходиться найближча станція метро? — deniko
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By meaning 2
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Examples
262 sentencesWhere is the nearest subway station?
Де найближча станція метро? — ascolto
ruГде ближайшая станция метро? — Hellerick
deWo ist die nächste Metrostation? — MUIRIEL
His house is near the subway.
Його будинок знаходиться поруч із метро. — deniko
ruУ него дом рядом с метро. — marafon
deSein Haus ist in der Nähe der U-Bahn. — pne
Do you have a subway map?
У тебе є карта метро? — deniko
ruУ вас есть карта метро? — heccele
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
метро́metró, метрополите́нmetropolitɛ́n, подзе́мкаpodzémka
метро́metró
(UK)An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
Unterführung
подзе́мный перехо́дpodzémnyj perexód
підзе́мний перехі́дpidzémnyj perexíd
an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
(Canada, US)A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way; a metro system.
More meanings 3
(Canada, Scotland, South Africa, US)A train that runs on such an underground railway.
U-Bahn
An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
An underground route for creatures (e.g. bats).
Origin
From sub- + way.From sub- + way.
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Forms
plural: subwaysSynonyms
5 synonyms- an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city):metrotubeundergroundsubway system
- an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway:underpass
Word family
1 related wordsCollocations
5 patterns- subway station
- on the subway
- the subway station
- take the subway
- ride the subway
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.