Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subway system

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: sub-way sys-tem
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

Example Sentences

"in Paris the subway system is called the ‘metro’ and in London it is called the ‘tube’ or the ‘underground’"

Synonyms

metro tube underground subway

Questions

What does subway system mean?: an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

How to pronounce subway system

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