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    UNDERGROUND RAILWAY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Secret aid to escaping slaves that was provided by abolitionists in the years before the American Civil Warplay

    Synonyms:

    Underground Railroad; Underground Railway

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Instance hypernyms:

    escape; flight (the act of escaping physically)

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