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Dictionary: sub·way   (sŭb'') pronunciation
 
n.
    1. An underground urban railroad, usually operated by electricity.
    2. A passage for such a railroad.
  1. An underground tunnel or passage, as for a water main or for pedestrians.

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Underground railway system used to transport passengers within urban and suburban areas. The first subway line, 3.75 mi (6 km) long, opened in London in 1863 and carried 9 1/2 million passengers in its first year. The first electrified subway opened in 1890 in London (where it is called the underground or tube). Subways opened in Budapest in 1896 (the first on the European continent), Boston in 1897, Paris in 1900 (where it is called the métro), Berlin in 1902, New York in 1904, and later in Madrid (1919), Tokyo (1927), and Moscow (1935). Improvements in systems built from the 1970s on (including San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles) include computer technology to run subway trains by remote control, and refinements in track and car construction for faster, smoother, and quieter rides.

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1. (US) An underground, intraurban passenger railway.
2. (Brit.) An underground pedestrian passageway sometimes containing building maintenance and service elements.


 
Dream Symbol: Subway
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As a way to travel to one's destination underground, a subway may symbolize the dreamer's reaching a goal through unconscious methods.


 
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Translations: Subway
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - undergrundsbane, undergrundstog, s-tog

Nederlands (Dutch)
ondergrondse, metro, onderdoorgang

Français (French)
n. - métro, passage souterrain

Deutsch (German)
n. - U-Bahn, Untergrundbahn, Unterführung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (Βρετ.) υπόγεια διάβαση, (ΗΠΑ) υπόγειος σιδηρόδρομος, μετρό

Italiano (Italian)
metropolitana, sottopassaggio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - metrô (m)

Русский (Russian)
тоннель, подземный переход, метро

Español (Spanish)
n. - metro, metropolitano, ferrocarril subterráneo, paso subterráneo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tunnelbana, tunnel, gångtunnel, underjordisk ledning

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
地道, 地铁

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 地道, 地鐵

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 지하도, 지하철, 발

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 地下鉄, 地下道

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نفق للمشاة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תחתית, רכבת תחתית, מנהרת-חצייה‬


 
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