subway-surface

/ˌsʌb.weɪ̯ ˈsɝːfɨs/US[ˌsəb.wej ˈsɚ.fɪs]UK[ˌsʌb.wej ˈsɝː.fɨs]British, Southern, Standard[ˌsʌb.we̞j ˈsəː.fəs]

noun

Streetcar lines whose sections in the city center operate in tunnels like subway lines; typically built to speed up streetcar service by bypassing congested streets, as provision for future conversion to rapid transit, or both.

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Meanings

nounsubway-surface (plural subway-surfaces)

plural subway-surfaces

  1. USrail transportStreetcar lines whose sections in the city center operate in tunnels like subway lines; typically built to speed up streetcar service by bypassing congested streets, as provision for future conversion to rapid transit, or both.

Translations

French prémétro
  • prémétrostreetcar line or network with a rapid transit-style city center tunnel
German Stadtbahn
  • Stadtbahnstreetcar line or network with a rapid transit-style city center tunnel
Cite this entry
APA

subway-surface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subway-surface

MLA

“subway-surface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subway-surface. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subway-surface,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subway-surface.

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