Definition of "subway" []

• An underground urban railroad, usually operated by electricity. (noun)
• A passage for such a railroad. (noun)
• An underground tunnel or passage, as for a water main or for pedestrians. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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• "The argument against safely tunneling under Beverly Hills for the subway is as illogical as saying we should not power our homes with natural gas because of the one in a million disaster that occurred recently in San Bruno."
• "Further, we hold that preventing a terrorist attack on the subway is a "special" need within the meaning of the doctrine."