railroad vs subway

subway vs railroad

railroad and subway both are nouns.

railroad is a verb but subway is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
railroad	Yes	No	Yes	No
subway	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, subway is a hyponym of railroad; that is, subway is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than railroad:

railroad: line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
subway: an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

Other hyponyms of railroad include cable railway, funicular, funicular railway, cog railway, rack railway, el, elevated, elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway, metro, subway system, tube, underground, monorail, rail, scenic railway.

railroad (noun)	subway (noun)
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight	an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
a line of track providing a runway for wheels	an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

railroad (verb)	subway (verb)
transport by railroad
supply with railroad lines
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means

Difference between railroad and subway

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