| NOUN | artifact | subway, metro, tube, underground, subway system | an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) |
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| artifact | subway, underpass | an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway |
| Sounds | sah'bwey. | |
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| Rhymes | airway ... Zimbabwe: 74 rhymes with wey... | |
| Meaning | An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city). | |
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| Example | "in Paris the subway system is called the 'metro' and in London it is called the 'tube' or the 'underground'" | |
| Synonyms | metro, tube, underground, subway system | |
| Broader | railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight |
| Spanish | metrô, metro, metropolitano, subte, tren subterráneo | |
| Catalan | metro, metropolità | |
| Meaning | An underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway. | |
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| Synonym | underpass | |
| Broader | tunnel | A passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars) |
| Spanish | metro, paso inferior, paso subterráneo | |
| Catalan | metro, passadís subterrani | |
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