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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 — may refer to*The Underground Railroad, a network of clandestine routes by which African slaves in the 19th century United States attempted to escape to free states, or as far north as Canada, with the aid of abolitionists. *Rapid transit, urban… … Wikipedia
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 — 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
