Meanings
underground railway1
noununderground railway (plural underground railways)
plural underground railways
- rail transportSynonym of subway: a railway under the ground.
It was advisable to avoid building an underground railway beneath private houses at the time, because the law would require you to buy those houses.
2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 29Synonyms: subway
proper noun
- alternativecapitalizedusuallyAlternative form of Underground Railroad.
Underground Railway2
proper noun
- alternativeAlternative form of Underground Railroad.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of subway: a railway under the ground.
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underground railway. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underground%20railway
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