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Tube

Toob

/ˈtuːb/

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tube

Dictionary meaning

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

Examples

  • In Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'.
  • We tubed down the river on a hot summer day.

Synonyms: underground

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