English > subway system: 1 sense > noun 1, artifactMeaning | 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'" |
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Synonyms | metro, tube, underground, subway |
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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 |
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Spanish | metrô, metro, metropolitano, subte, tren subterráneo |
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Catalan | metro, metropolità |
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