What is an underground way or gallery; especially, a passage under a street, in which water mains, gas mains, telegraph wires, etc., are conducted called?
subway — An underground way or gallery; especially, a passage under a street, in which water mains, gas mains, telegraph wires, etc., are conducted. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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