Sekirov Dictionary

underway

/ˈʌndə(ɹ)weɪ/

noun 3
/ʌndəɹˈweɪ/ adverb 1
forms 3

noun3

•
A road, track, path, or street for going under another way or obstacle; an underpass.
- As Minneapolis grew, the city demanded that M&StL construct "underways" beneath city roadways. — 2005
•
An underground passage, subway, tunnel.
- There are in fact many such subterranean underways in Germany, speeding traffic beneath bergs, burgs and villages and into and around and under big city downtowns ... — 2004
•
A voyage, especially underwater.
- I had been the diving officer on three previous submarines, …, and was an experienced officer of the deck with many underways and landings under my belt on all three. — 2008

underway

UK /ʌndəˈweɪ/US /ʌndəɹˈweɪ/

adverb1

•
In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey.
- The next wave, well underway, is shipping back-office business tasks overseas, ... — 2008

forms

underways · more underway · most underway

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