Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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name
Alternative form of Underground Railroad.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Synonym of subway: a railway under the ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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Synonyms: subway
Antonyms: none provided
noun
secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Underground Railroad
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: escape, flight
History
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