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Uncommonsubway
The correct spelling is subway.
How to pronounce subway
/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/
nounIPA: /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/
Say it like: Sub-waee
The correct spelling is subway. An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
- 2.A train that runs on such an underground railway.
- 3.A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way.
- 4.An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
- 5.An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.
verb
- 1.To travel by underground railway.
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