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underground railroad

un·der·ground rail·road
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adverb, uhn-der-ground reyl-rohd]
    • /adverb, ˈʌn dərˈgraʊnd ˈreɪlˌroʊd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [adverb, uhn-der-ground reyl-rohd]
    • /adverb, ˈʌn dərˈgraʊnd ˈreɪlˌroʊd/

Definitions of underground railroad words

  • noun underground railroad Also called underground railway. a railroad running through a continuous tunnel, as under city streets; subway. 1
  • noun underground railroad (often initial capital letters) U.S. History. (before the abolition of slavery) a system for helping fugitive slaves to escape into Canada or other places of safety. 1
  • noun underground railroad (in the pre-Civil War US) the system established by abolitionists to aid escaping slaves 0
  • noun underground railroad in the U.S. before the Civil War, a system set up by certain opponents of slavery to help fugitive slaves escape to free states and Canada 0
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Origin of underground railroad

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Underground railroad

noun
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adverb
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underground railroad popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for underground railroad

noun underground railroad

  • metro — the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
Just one Synonym for underground railroad

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