The difference between Underground and Underground railway

When used as nouns, underground means an underground railway, whereas underground railway means a subway system for the movement of trollies or trains.


Underground is also adverb with the meaning: below the ground.

Underground is also verb with the meaning: to route electricity distribution cables underground.

Underground is also adjective with the meaning: below the ground.

check bellow for the other definitions of Underground and Underground railway

  1. Underground as an adjective (not comparable):

    Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: subterranean"

    "There is an underground tunnel that takes you across the river."

  2. Underground as an adjective:

    Hidden, furtive, secretive.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: clandestine hiddhush-hush secret"

    "These criminals operate through an underground network."

  3. Underground as an adjective:

    Of music, art, etc, outside the mainstream.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: unconventional"

  1. Underground as an adverb:

    Below the ground.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: [[below]] [[ground]]"

    "The tunnel goes underground at this point."

  2. Underground as an adverb:

    Secretly.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: clandestinely in secret on the quiet"

  1. Underground as a noun (chiefly, British):

    An underground railway.

  2. Underground as a noun (with "the"):

    A movement or organisation of people who resist political convention.

  3. Underground as a noun (with "the"):

    A movement or organisation of people who resist artistic convention.

  1. Underground as a verb:

    To route electricity distribution cables underground

  1. Underground railway as a noun (rail):

    A subway system for the movement of trollies or trains.