What is the meaning of the word "underground"?

Definitions:

  1. an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) copy to clipboard noun
    • in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground' copy to clipboard
  2. beneath the surface of the earth copy to clipboard adverb
    • water flowing underground copy to clipboard
  3. in or into hiding or secret operation copy to clipboard adverb
    • the organization was driven underground copy to clipboard

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