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Underground railway — Underground Un der*ground , a. 1. Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment. [1913 Webster] 2. Done or occurring out of sight; secret. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] {Underground railroad} or {Underground railway}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Underground railway — Railroad Rail road (r[=a]l r[=o]d ), Railway Rail way (r[=a]l w[=a] ), n. 1. A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Underground Railway — Karte einiger Routen der Underground Railroad Die Underground Railroad (Untergrundbahn) war ein aus Gegnern der Sklaverei – auch Weißen – bestehendes informelles Netzwerk, das geflohenen Sklaven aus den Südstaaten Amerikas nach Norden, z. B. in… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Underground Railway — noun secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War • Syn: ↑Underground Railroad • Instance Hypernyms: ↑escape, ↑flight * * * noun : a railway running in a subway usually beneath the… … Useful english dictionary
Underground Railway — noun see Underground Railroad … New Collegiate Dictionary
underground railway — noun A subway system for the movement of trollies or trains … Wiktionary
underground railway — subway, train that travels beneath the land … English contemporary dictionary
underground — (adv.) 1570s, below the surface, from UNDER (Cf. under) + GROUND (Cf. ground) (n.). As an adjective, attested from c.1600; figurative sense of hidden, secret is attested from 1630s; adjectival meaning subculture is from 1953, from World War II… … Etymology dictionary
Railway stations in Venezuela — include:( [http://www.indexmundi.com/venezuela/railways.html Index Mundi: Venezuela Railways] )City with underground railway system: * Caracas (El Metro de Caracas, operated by [http://www.metrodecaracas.com.ve C.A. Metro de Caracas] ) * Los… … Wikipedia
Underground — Un der*ground , a. 1. Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment. [1913 Webster] 2. Done or occurring out of sight; secret. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] {Underground railroad} or {Underground railway}. See under… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
