subway

English

/ˈsʌbˌweɪ/

noun

Definitions

(North America) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
A train that runs on such an underground railway.
(US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way.
(British) An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).
An underground route for pipes, sewers, etc.

Etymology

Prefix from English way (road, highway).

Origin

English

way

Gloss

road, highway

Concept

Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

`Kanji`

道, 路

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Kingsway English
Shepway English
accessway English
airway English
aisleway English
alleyway English
alway English
anyway English
arborway English
archway English
areaway English
away English
backway English
barway English
beltway English
beway English
bikeway English
bilgeway English
blueway English
branchway English
breezeway English
bridleway English
broadway English
busway English
cableway English
carpetway English
carriageway English
cartway English
cellarway English
churchway English
clearway English
colorway English
colourway English
companionway English
crawlerway English
crawlway English
crossway English
cruiseway English
cycleway English
doorway English
drainageway English
driftway English
driveway English
droveway English
ductway English
dugway English
edgeway English
entranceway English
entryway English
expressway English
fairway English
fallway English
fishway English
fiveway English
flangeway English
floodway English
floorway English
flyway English
folkway English
foodway English
footway English
foreway English
forway English
fosseway English
freeway English
fuseway English
gangway English
gateway English
greenway English
guideway English
halfway English
hallway English
hatchway English
headway English
highway English
hoistway English
horseway English
iceway English
jetway English
keyway English
ladderway English
laneway English
launchway English
leeway English
lichway English
lifeway English
linkway English
logway English
manorway English
manway English
midway English
motorway English
multiway English
nerveway English
noway English
oilway English
one-way English
outway English
paceway English
packway English
parkway English
partway English
passageway English
passway English
pathway English
plankway English
plateway English
porchway English
raceway English
railway English
rampway English
redway English
ridgeway English
ringway English
riverway English
roadway English
rollway English
ropeway English
routeway English
runway English
seaway English
sexway English
shaftway English
sheepway English
shipway English
shopway English
sideway English
skateway English
skidway English
skyway English
slideway English
slimeway English
slipway English
sluiceway English
someway English
someways English
spaceway English
speedway English
spillway English
stairway English
steamway English
steerageway English
sternway English
straightway English
streamway English
streetway English
subwayer English
subwayless English
swashway English
taxiway English
telpherway English
thoroughway English
thoughtway English
threeway English
throughway English
thruway English
tideway English
tollway English
trackway English
trainway English
tramway English
transitway English
travelway English
truckway English
tubeway English
tunnelway English
two-way English
underway English
unwayed English
wagonway English
walkingway English
walkway English
wasteway English
waterway English
way English
way-wise English
waybill English
waybread English
wayed English
wayfare English
wayfarer English
wayfaring English
wayfinder English
wayfinding English
waygate English
waygoing English
waygone English
waylay English
wayleave English
wayless English
waymaker English
waymaking English
waymark English
waymarker English
waymaster English
wayobject English
waypoint English
waypost English
wayside English
waystage English
wayupthere English
waywarden English
wayworn English
windway English
wireway English
woodway English
zipway English
ウェー Japanese
ウエイ Japanese
ウエー Japanese
way Middle English