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subways

SaySUB-wayz/ˈsʌbˌweɪz/

2 meanings of subways

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of subway. Use this form when talking about more than one subway.

    The city's subways run all night on weekends.

    Several subways connect the downtown stations.

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  2. 2
    verbcolloquialUS
    The form of subway used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun. Informal: it means travels by subway.

    She subways to work every morning before the streets get busy.

    He subways across town whenever the buses are too slow.

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subways is a form of subway

subway, noun: An electric train system that runs through tunnels under a city. Full entry

Forms
subwaysubways plural
Spelling
subway → subways: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /z/.

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