tubeway

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

tube +‎ way

Noun[edit]

tubeway (plural tubeways)

  1. (science fiction) A system of interlinked tubes serving as a transport network.
    • 1995, Gareth Roberts, Zamper:
      As usual, he relished the order and tidiness of the Complex; the sterile unscented air, the empty white tubeways, the featureless blocks and cubes that lined the outer walls.
    • 2016, Alan Marshall, Ecotopia 2121: A Vision for Our Future Green Utopia in 100 Cities:
      The piezoelectric pedestrian tubeways depicted for Shanghai 2121 will provide all-weather pedestrian transportation citywide.