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 Definitions of underground railroad  [ˌʌn dərˈgrædʒ u ɪt, -ˌeɪt]  

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Definition of 'underground railroad' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) underground railroad
(often caps.) (before the abolition of slavery in the U.S.) a system for helping fugitive slaves escape into Canada and other places of safety.

Etymology:  (1825–35)

Definition of 'underground railroad' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Underground Railroad, Underground Railway
secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War

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