Complete info about it can be read here. Correspondingly, what do they call the subway in England?
The British call their subway system by several names, including metro and underground, but the most common name used is “The Tube”. This is apparently because the British already used the name “subway” for an underground passage that could be used by pedestrians to cross under a road or street.
Secondly, what is the British word for elevator? Everyone knows that for the Brits, an elevator is a “lift,” an apartment is a “flat,” and those chips you're snacking on are actually called “crisps.” But British people also say some other really weird, confusing things.
Similarly one may ask, what does tube mean in British?
the tube in British English British. a. Also called: the underground. an underground railway system. US and Canadian equivalent: subway.
Is wardrobe British English?
Some words have different meanings depending on whether they are used in an American English or a British English context.
Sixty American English Words and their British English Counterparts.
| British English | American English | |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | wardrobe | closet |
| 12. | biscuit | cookie, cracker |
| 13. | candyfloss | cotton candy |
| 14. | anticlockwise | counter clockwise |
