subway
US /ˈsʌbˌweɪ/
Definition
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Most employees take the subway to work every morning.
Synonyms
- metroan underground railway system in a city
- undergrounda secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
Collocations
- Easy subway traindescribing subway train (an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city))
- Medium take the subway to avoid morning gridlockto perform, accept, or undertake an action regarding the subway to avoid morning gridlock
- Hard municipal subway expansion financing bondsdescribing municipal subway expansion financing bonds (relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality)
- Very Hard subterranean subway tunnels fraught with geological perilsdescribing subterranean subway tunnels fraught with geological perils (being or operating under the surface of the earth)
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.