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Subway vs Headhouse - What's the difference?

subway | headhouse |

As nouns the difference between subway and headhouse

is that subway is (north america|scotland) an underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas while headhouse is the portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.

As a verb subway

is (intransitive|us|informal) to travel by underground railway.

subway

English

(wikipedia subway)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (North America, Scotland) An underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas.
  • (US) A rapid transit system, regardless of the elevation of its right of way.
  • (British) underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).

    • Synonyms

    (underground railway) * metro * tube * underground (rapid transit system) * rapid transit (underground walkway) * underpass

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (intransitive, US, informal) To travel by underground railway.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 13, author=Melissa Clark, title=From Paris, With Hustle, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=I suppose I could have subwayed around town in search of froufrou French pastry shops. }}

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    headhouse

    English

    Noun

    (en noun) (wikipedia headhouse)
  • The portion of a passenger railway terminal not housing the tracks and platforms, comprising ticket counters, baggage facilities, etc.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=January 8, author=William Neuman, title=Planners Clash Over Transit Hub, and Riders Win, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Several members cast it as an either-or issue, pitting the form of the headhouse against the function of the passageway. }}
  • The overground portion of a subway station.

    • Alternative forms

    * head house