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subway::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | metro, subway system, tube, underground |
| Type of | railroad, railroad line, railway, railway line, railway system |
in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'.
Examples of subway
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Some riders recently have taken enforcing subway etiquette into their own hands.
From the timesunion.com
Basically, I would use the same design that you see in the New York subway cars.
From the washingtonpost.com
My older son took the subway when he was about nine or ten years old by himself.
From the time.com
Bus and subway services are reliable and relatively cheap but often overcrowded.
From the timesunion.com
Jill Abramson, a native New Yorker with a subway token tattooed on her shoulder.
From the guardian.co.uk
Even the rumble of passing subway trains can't make the evening feel earthbound.
From the independent.co.uk
I mean, I look at a burned out light bulb or a used subway ticket and see trash.
From the latimes.com
They are available as squares and subway tiles, starting at $35 per square foot.
From the latimes.com
The Nevsky Prospekt station is one of the city's most beautiful subway stations.
From the orlandosentinel.com
- Metro: an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"
- Underpass: an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
- The Subway is a colloquial name for a uniquely-shaped slot canyon in Zion National Park. It is located between two peaks called the North and South Guardian Angels, deep within the Left Fork of North Creek. ...
- Subway is a 1985 French film directed by Luc Besson, starring Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert and is part of the Cinema du look movement.
- The Chicago-based group Subway, was composed of Eric McNeal, Keith Thomas, Trerail Puckett and Roy Jones. The group was signed by Michael Bivins (of New Edition and Bell Biv DeVoe) to his Motown-distributed label Biv 10. ...
- A rapid transit, metro(politan), subway, underground, or elevated railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with high capacity and frequency, and which is grade separated from other traffic. ...
- Subway is an American restaurant franchise that primarily sells submarine sandwiches (subs), salads, and personal pizzas. It is owned and operated by Doctor's Associates, Inc. (DAI). ...
- In England and Wales, the Republic of Ireland, Hong Kong and some Commonwealth countries (such as Canada, Australia and New Zealand), the term subway normally refers to a specially constructed underpass for pedestrians and/or cyclists beneath a road or railway, allowing them to reach the other ...
- "The Subway" is the 30th episode of the sitcom Seinfeld. It is the 13th episode of the show's third season. It aired on January 8, 1992.
