Meaning Of The Word Underground railroad

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underground railroad in American English
in the U.S. before the Civil War, a system set up by certain opponents of slavery to help fugitive slaves escape to free states and Canada
noun: a railroad running through a continuous tunnel, as under city streets; subway

underground railroad in British English
noun: (in the pre-Civil War US) the system established by abolitionists to aid escaping slaves

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