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Subway vs Walkway - What's the difference?

subway | walkway |

As nouns the difference between subway and walkway

is that subway is (north america|scotland) an underground railway, especially for mass transit of people in urban areas while walkway is a clearly defined path for pedestrians.

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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    walkway

    English

    (wikipedia walkway)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A clearly defined path for pedestrians.