Subway — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌbweɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌbweɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌbweɪ/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈʌbweɪ/.

Examples

in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

underpass tube subway system metro underground

Parts of Speech

noun	an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) “in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'”
noun	an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

U-Bahn

eine elektrische Eisenbahn, die unter der Erdoberfläche verkehrt (normalerweise in einer Stadt)

🇫🇷French

métro

un chemin de fer électrique fonctionnant sous la surface du sol (généralement dans une ville)

🇪🇸Spanish

metro

un ferrocarril eléctrico que opera debajo de la superficie del suelo (generalmente en una ciudad)

🇮🇹Italian

metropolitana

una ferrovia elettrica che opera sotto la superficie del suolo (di solito in una città)

🇳🇱Dutch

metro

een elektrische spoorweg die onder het grondoppervlak rijdt (meestal in een stad)

🇵🇹Portuguese

metrô

uma ferrovia elétrica operando abaixo da superfície do solo (geralmente em uma cidade)

🇷🇺Russian

метро

электрическая железная дорога, работающая под поверхностью земли (обычно в городе)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भूमिगत मार्ग

ज़मीन की सतह के नीचे चलने वाली एक विद्युत रेलवे (आमतौर पर एक शहर में)

🇧🇩Bengali

পাতাল রেল

একটি বৈদ্যুতিক রেলপথ মাটির পৃষ্ঠের নীচে কাজ করে (সাধারণত একটি শহরে)

🇮🇳Tamil

சுரங்கப்பாதை

தரையின் மேற்பரப்பிற்கு கீழே இயங்கும் மின்சார இரயில்வே (பொதுவாக ஒரு நகரத்தில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

సబ్వే

భూమి యొక్క ఉపరితలం క్రింద పనిచేసే విద్యుత్ రైలు (సాధారణంగా ఒక నగరంలో)

🇮🇳Marathi

भुयारी मार्ग

जमिनीच्या पृष्ठभागाखाली चालणारी इलेक्ट्रिक रेल्वे (सामान्यतः शहरात)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સબવે

જમીનની સપાટી નીચે કાર્યરત ઇલેક્ટ્રિક રેલ્વે (સામાન્ય રીતે શહેરમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುರಂಗಮಾರ್ಗ

ನೆಲದ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ರೈಲುಮಾರ್ಗ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സബ്വേ

ഭൂമിയുടെ ഉപരിതലത്തിന് താഴെ പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഇലക്ട്രിക് റെയിൽവേ (സാധാരണയായി ഒരു നഗരത്തിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਬਵੇਅ

ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦੀ ਸਤ੍ਹਾ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰਿਕ ਰੇਲਵੇ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سب وے

ایک الیکٹرک ریلوے جو زمین کی سطح کے نیچے کام کرتی ہے (عام طور پر شہر میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

地铁

在地表以下运行的电气铁路（通常在城市中）

🇯🇵Japanese

地下鉄

地表の下（通常は都市内）で運行されている電気鉄道

🇰🇷Korean

지하철

지상(보통 도시) 아래에서 운행되는 전기 철도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tàu điện ngầm

một đường sắt điện hoạt động dưới mặt đất (thường là trong thành phố)

🇹🇭Thai

รถไฟใต้ดิน

รางไฟฟ้าที่ทำงานใต้พื้นดิน (ปกติในเมือง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kereta bawah tanah

kereta api listrik yang beroperasi di bawah permukaan tanah (biasanya di kota)

🇲🇾Malay

kereta bawah tanah

kereta api elektrik yang beroperasi di bawah permukaan tanah (biasanya di bandar)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مترو

سكة حديدية كهربائية تعمل تحت سطح الأرض (عادةً في المدينة)

🇮🇷Persian

مترو

راه آهن برقی که در زیر سطح زمین (معمولاً در یک شهر) کار می کند.

🇹🇷Turkish

metro

yer yüzeyinin altında çalışan bir elektrikli demiryolu (genellikle bir şehirde)

🇮🇱Hebrew

רַכֶּבֶת תַחְתִית

רכבת חשמלית הפועלת מתחת לפני הקרקע (בדרך כלל בעיר)

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