Route and Subway

Route

Route noun - A passage cleared for public vehicular travel.

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Subway and route are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Subway" instead a noun "Route".

Nearby Words: rout, routed, routing, router

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

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Route and subway are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Route" instead a noun "Subway".

All subway lines on the Nassau Street Line are colored brown on the route bullet.

Source: Useful Notes / New York City Subway aka: New York Subway
All subway lines on the Lexington Avenue Line are colored a darker shade of green on the route bullet.

Source: Useful Notes / New York City Subway aka: New York Subway
All subway lines on the Broadway Line are colored yellow on the route bullet.

Source: Useful Notes / New York City Subway aka: New York Subway

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