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   underground

   adverb

   • 1. beneath the surface of the ground: "miners working underground" Similar below groundbelow the surfaceunder the earthin the earth
   • ▪ in or into secrecy or hiding, especially as a result of carrying out subversive political activities: "many were forced to go underground by the government" Similar into hidinginto secrecyinto seclusionundercoverbehind closed doorsout of sight

   adjective

   • 1. situated beneath the surface of the ground: "an underground car park" Similar subterraneansubterrestrialbelow groundburiedsunkenlower-levelbasementrare:hypogeanOpposite surfaceoverhead
   • ▪ relating to or denoting the secret activities of people working to subvert an established order: "Czech underground literature" Similar clandestinesecretsurreptitiouscovertundercoverprivateconfidentialclosethole-and-cornercloak-and-daggerhugger-muggerback-alleybackstairstealthyconspiratorialconcealedhiddenshroudedsneakyslyunderhandshiftyfurtiveresistancesubversiveguerrillamercenaryrevolutionaryrebelliousdissidentinsurgentinsurrectionaryrenegademutinousblackinformal:hush-hush
   • ▪ relating to or denoting a group or movement seeking to explore alternative forms of lifestyle or artistic expression; radical and experimental: "the New York underground art scene" Similar alternativeradicalrevolutionaryunconventionalunorthodoxavant-gardeexperimentalinnovativegroundbreakingpioneeringnovelsubversive

   noun

   • 1. an underground railway, especially the one in London: British "travel chaos on the Underground" Similar metrounderground railwaysubwayinformal:tube
   • 2. a group or movement organized secretly to work against an existing regime: "the French underground" Similar resistance movementresistanceillegal oppositionpartisansguerrillasfreedom fightershistorical:Maquis
   • ▪ a member of an underground political group or movement: Indian "they appealed to the undergrounds to stop their violent activities"
   • 3. a group or movement seeking to explore alternative forms of lifestyle or artistic expression: "the late sixties underground"

   verb

   • 1. lay (cables) below ground level: "sections of electricity line had been undergrounded"

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   May 30, 2018 · A metro is an urban railway system that is usually found underground in some cities, a subway is as an underground urban railroad or passage, while an underground is a railway system that travels below the ground. These three transport systems generally serve the same purpose.

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6. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › undergroundUNDERGROUND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   UNDERGROUND definition: 1. below the surface of the earth; below ground: 2. An underground activity is secret and usually…. Learn more.

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   Jul 29, 2019 · Since then the Underground network, affectionately nicknamed the Tube by generations of Londoners, has grown to 270 stations and 11 lines stretching deep into the Capital’s suburbs, and beyond.

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   What does underground mean?

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   What is underground in a city?

   • Theunderground in a city is the railway system in which electric trains travel below the ground in tunnels. ...a woman alone in the underground waiting for a train. He crossed London by underground. The underground is ideal for getting to work in Milan.

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   Where did the term underground come from?

   • The term underground is commonly used in Britain, particularly to refer to the underground passage in London known locally as “the Tube.” Subway, is universally accepted across the globe. A Metro The term was originally from France when “the Metro” transit system was constructed in Paris in 1900.

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   Is the underground in a movie or TV show?

   • The Underground (including several fictitious stations ) has appeared in many movies and television shows, including Skyfall, Death Line, Die Another Day, Sliding Doors, An American Werewolf in London, Creep, Tube Tales, Sherlock and Neverwhere. The London Underground Film Office received over 200 requests to film in 2000.

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   What is a London Underground train?

   • (Deep-level Northern line London Underground 1995 Stock train). The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England.

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   What is the most common underground in the world?

   • The London Underground, also known as the Tube is the most common underground in the world. It was the first underground railway in the world, opened in 1863. The London underground was also the first railway transit systems to use electric trains.

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   The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England.

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    London Underground becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of TfL. A comprehensive plan follows to improve the Tube, refurbish hundreds of stations, upgrade lines to provide faster, more frequent and...

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › undergroundUNDERGROUND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    If you go underground, you hide from the authorities or the police because your political ideas or activities are illegal. After the violent clashes of 1981 they either went underground or left the country.