UNDERGROUND RAILROAD

Meaning of UNDERGROUND RAILROAD in English

secret system of escape routes used by slaves to reach the free states in the North (before the American Civil War)

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UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — noun Date: 1842 a system of cooperation among active antislavery people in the United States before 1863 by which fugitive …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — Secret system in northern U.S. states to help escaping slaves. Its name derived from the need for secrecy and the …
Английский словарь Британика
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — noun 1. : underground railway 2. usually capitalized U&R : a system of cooperation among active antislavery people in the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — 1. Also called underground railway . a railroad running through a continuous tunnel, as under city streets; subway. 2. ( …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — Date: 1842 : a system of cooperation among active antislavery people in the United States before 1863 by which fugitive …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — Function: noun Date: 1842 : a system of cooperation among active antislavery people in the U.S. before 1863 by which …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — [Underground Railroad] n (1842): a system of cooperation among active antislavery people in the U.S. before 1863 by which fugitive …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — in the United States, a system existing in the Northern states before the Civil War by which escaped slaves from …
Britannica English vocabulary
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — ˌUnderground ˈRailroad, the BrE AmE a group of people in the US who illegally helped ↑ slave s to become …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — Secret system in northern U.S. states to help escaping slaves. Its name derived from the need for secrecy and the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — a secret system used in the US before the Civil War for helping thousands of slaves to escape to the …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — (американизм) (историческое) "подпольная железная дорога", система переброски беглых рабов-негров из южных штатов в северные (в XIX в.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — (американизм) (историческое) "подпольная железная дорога", система переброски беглых рабов-негров из южных штатов в северные (в XIX в.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — Метрополитен
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — амер. ист. «подпольная железная дорога», система переброски беглых рабов-негров из южных штатов в северные ( в XIX в. )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — амер. ист. «подпольная железная дорога», система переброски беглых рабов-негров из южных штатов в северные ( в XIX в. )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — амер. ист. «подпольная железная дорога», система переброски беглых рабов-негров из южных штатов в северные ( в XIX в. )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — метро, метрополитен; подземная железная дорога
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — ист "Подпольная (традиционно: Подземная) железная дорога" 1) Название тайной системы организации побегов негров-рабов из южных рабовладельческих штатов на Север [North, Free States] …
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — ист. "Подпольная (традиционно: Подземная) железная дорога" 1) Название тайной системы организации побегов негров-рабов из южных рабовладельческих штатов на Север [North, …
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — (американизм) (историческое) "подпольная железная дорога", система переброски беглых рабов-негров из южных штатов в северные (в XIX в.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD — (американизм) (историческое) "подпольная железная дорога", система переброски беглых рабов-негров из южных штатов в северные (в XIX в.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RAILROAD — I Mode of land transportation in which flange-wheeled vehicles move over two parallel steel rails or tracks, drawn by a …
Английский словарь Британика
UNDERGROUND — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adverb Etymology: under (II) + ground, n. 1. : beneath the surface of the earth water flowing underground …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAILROAD — I. ˈrā(ə)lˌrōd sometimes ˈrāu̇ˌ- or ˈreu̇ˌ- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: rail (II) + road 1. : railway 1, 3 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND — (a.) Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment.
Английский словарь Webster
RAILROAD — (v. t.) To carry or send by railroad; usually fig., to send or put through at high speed or in …
Английский словарь Webster
UNDERGROUND — ( a. ) Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAILROAD — /rayl"rohd'/ , n. 1. a permanent road laid with rails, commonly in one or more pairs of continuous lines forming …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND — n. region beneath the ground's surface; secret organization fighting occupational forces or an established government; (British) subway, underground train system; …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UNDERGROUND — I. ˌən-dər-ˈgrau̇nd adverb Date: 14th century 1. : beneath the surface of the earth 2. : in or into hiding …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RAILROAD — I. ˈrāl-ˌrōd, ˈrel-; ˈre-ˌrōd noun Date: 1825 : a permanent road having a line of rails fixed to ties and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDERGROUND — adv beneath the surface of the earth. 2. underground ·adj done or occurring out of sight; secret. 3. underground ·noun …
Webster English vocab
RAILROAD — noun ·alt. of railway. 2. railroad ·add. ·vt to carry or send by railroad; usually ·fig., to send or put …
Webster English vocab
UNDERGROUND — ■ adjective & adverb 1》 beneath the surface of the ground. 2》 in secrecy or hiding, especially as a result …
Concise Oxford English vocab
UNDERGROUND — [un.der.ground] adv (1571) 1: beneath the surface of the earth 2: in or into hiding or secret operation [2]underground n …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAILROAD — [rail.road] n (1825): a permanent road having a line of rails fixed to ties and laid on a roadbed and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAILROAD — mode of land transportation in which flange-wheeled vehicles move over two parallel steel rails, or tracks, either by self-propulsion or …
Britannica English vocabulary
UNDERGROUND — I underground adjective, adverb BrE AmE ˌʌnd ə ˈɡraʊnd ◂ ˈ••• AmE - ə r- ▶ ˌ underground ˈ passages …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RAILROAD — railroad BrE AmE ˈreɪ ə l rəʊd AmE \ -roʊd ▷ railroad|ed ɪd əd ▷ railroad|ing ɪŋ ▷ railroad|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND — adjective , adverb , noun ■ adjective / ˈʌndəgraʊnd; NAmE -dərg-/ [ only before noun ] 1. under the surface …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAILROAD — / ˈreɪlrəʊd; NAmE -roʊd/ noun , verb ■ noun ( NAmE ) = railway : railroad tracks This town got …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND — I. un ‧ der ‧ ground 1 /ˈʌndəɡraʊnd $ -ər-/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ ground …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAILROAD — I. rail ‧ road 1 /ˈreɪlrəʊd $ -roʊd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] American English a railway or the railway: The …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UNDERGROUND — adv., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 beneath the surface of the ground. 2 in or into secrecy or hiding. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UNDERGROUND — adv., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 beneath the surface of the ground. 2 in or into secrecy or hiding. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND — adv., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1. beneath the surface of the ground. 2 in or into secrecy or hiding. …
Oxford English vocab
UNDERGROUND — The adverb is pronounced /ʌndə(r)graʊnd/. The noun and adjective are pronounced /ʌndə(r)graʊnd/. Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAILROAD — ( railroads, railroading, railroaded) 1. A railroad is a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Something that is ~ is below …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RAILROAD — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. A ~ is a route between two places along which trains travel on steel rails. (AM; …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UNDERGROUND — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tube/underground train (= one that runs under London ) ▪ The condition of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAILROAD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES railroad crossing COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN car ▪ There is also an 1830 …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNDERGROUND — [noun] [U] [esp. UK]The underground (UK also tube, US subway) is a railway system in which electric trains travel along …
Cambridge English vocab
RAILROAD — n. National Railroad Passenger Corp. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Co. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Central Pacific Railroad Erie …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RAILROAD — n. Mode of land transportation in which flange-wheeled vehicles move over two parallel steel rails or tracks, drawn by a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
UNDERGROUND — Synonyms and related words : Amtrak, Charley, L, Trojan horse, VC, Vietcong, abstruse, agreement to disagree, alienated, alienation, alternative, antiestablishment, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RAILROAD — Synonyms and related words : L, accelerate, branch, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, bundle, bustle, cable railway, coerce, cog railway, compel, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNDERGROUND — I. noun ( BrE ) ⇨ See also ↑ subway VERB + UNDERGROUND ▪ go by , go on , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
RAILROAD — noun Railroad is used before these nouns: ↑ baron , ↑ bridge , ↑ car , ↑ construction , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UNDERGROUND — n. 25B6; adjective an underground car park : SUBTERRANEAN, buried, sunken, basement. underground organizations : CLANDESTINE, secret, surreptitious, covert, undercover, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNDERGROUND — adj. 1 subterranean, buried, below-ground, sunken, covered They crept through the underground passage into the treasure room 2 secret, clandestine, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UNDERGROUND — 1. сущ. 1) (the underground) метрополитен to go by underground ≈ ездить на метро, пользоваться метрополитеном 2) подпольная организация; подполье …
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