- An underground urban railroad, usually operated by electricity.
- A passage for such a railroad.
- An underground tunnel or passage, as for a water main or for pedestrians.
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1. (US) An underground, intraurban passenger railway.
2. (Brit.) An underground pedestrian passageway sometimes containing building maintenance and service elements.
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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 |
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) نفق للمشاة
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תחתית, רכבת תחתית, מנהרת-חצייה
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