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# subway

noun (a subway, subways)

«subway» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In the USA and Canada, an underground railway in a city, like the New York subway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subway/#m1)
2. In the UK, Ireland and Australia, a path or tunnel under a road for people to walk through. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subway/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life in New York or Toronto, people ride the subway to school and work. In road safety lessons in the UK, a subway is a safe way to cross a busy road. Phrases: take the subway, subway station, subway train.

### Examples

- We took the subway to the museum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subway/#x1)
- The subway station is two blocks away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subway/#x2)
- Hold an adult's hand on a busy subway platform. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subway/#x3)
- In London, the underground railway is called the Tube, not the subway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subway/#x4)
- Use the subway to cross the main road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subway/#x5)
- The subway was crowded in the morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subway/#x6)

### Note

Countable. Meaning depends on the country: in the USA a train under the city; in the UK a walkway under the road. London's underground railway is "the Underground" or "the Tube". Safety: stand behind the line on platforms.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «subway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subway/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«subway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/subway.html) on Mova free.