- tube [underground] railroad
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1) подземная железная дорога2) метрополитен, метро
Англо-русский словарь технических терминов. 2005.
tube [underground] railroad
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railroad — [n] train line elevated railway, line, metro, monorail, rail line, railway, streetcar line, subway, tracks, trolley line, tube, underground railway; concepts 155,503 … New thesaurus
railroad — /rayl rohd /, n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming a track or tracks, on which locomotives and cars are run for the transportation of passengers, freight, and mail. 2. an entire system… … Universalium
underground — Synonyms and related words: Amtrak, Charley, L, Trojan horse, VC, Vietcong, abstruse, agreement to disagree, alienated, alienation, alternative, antiestablishment, apostasy, at odds with, at rest, at variance with, avant garde, back door, back… … Moby Thesaurus
tube — tubeless, adj. tubelike, adj. /toohb, tyoohb/, n., v., tubed, tubing. n. 1. a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used esp. for conveying or containing liquids or gases. 2. a small, collapsible, cylinder… … Universalium
tube — [[t]tub, tyub[/t]] n. v. tubed, tub•ing 1) a hollow, usu. cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, etc., used esp. for conveying or containing liquids or gases 2) a small collapsible cylinder of metal or plastic sealed at one end and having a… … From formal English to slang
tube — Subway Sub way , n. 1. An underground way or gallery; especially, a passage under a street, in which water mains, gas mains, telegraph wires, etc., are conducted. [1913 Webster] 2. An underground railroad, usually having trains powered by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
underground — Subway Sub way , n. 1. An underground way or gallery; especially, a passage under a street, in which water mains, gas mains, telegraph wires, etc., are conducted. [1913 Webster] 2. An underground railroad, usually having trains powered by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
railroad line — noun line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight • Syn: ↑railway, ↑railroad, ↑railway line, ↑railway system • Derivationally related forms: ↑railroad… … Useful english dictionary
underground — adv 1. subterraneously, subterraneanly, by or through a tunnel or underpass, by subway or the metro; under or in the ground, in a cave. 2. secretly, in secret, privately, in private, in a hush hush manner, sub rosa, out of view, behind closed… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
tube — [to͞ob, tyo͞ob] n. [Fr < L tubus, a pipe] 1. a) a hollow cylinder or pipe of metal, glass, rubber, etc., usually long in proportion to its diameter, used for conveying fluids, etc. b) an instrument, part, organ, etc. resembling a tube… … English World dictionary
Tube railway — Tube rail way, n. an electrically powered railroad with tracks running through a tunnel underground; a subway. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
