Definitions for underground railway

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Underground Railroad, Underground Railway(noun)

    secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil War

Wiktionary

  1. underground railway(Noun)

    A subway system for the movement of trollies or trains.


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