"underground railway" meaning in All languages combined

See underground railway on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} underground railway
  1. (usually capitalized) Alternative form of Underground Railroad Tags: alt-of, alternative, capitalized, usually Alternative form of: Underground Railroad Related terms: underground railroad
    Sense id: en-underground_railway-en-name-G3U~VyMK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8

Noun [English]

Forms: underground railways [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} underground railway (plural underground railways)
  1. (rail transport) Synonym of subway: a railway under the ground. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: subway [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: underground (english: as subway) [noun]
    Sense id: en-underground_railway-en-noun-jAt7YqQd Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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