subway
noun [C] (PASSAGE) /ˈsʌb.weɪ/ UKDefinition
B2 an underground passage that allows people on foot to cross a busy roadDitches, dams and tunnels
(Definition of subway noun (PASSAGE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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