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crossover

crossover

1 4.3
A bridge or path that lets people cross to the other side of a road
  • noun
  • /ˈkrɔsˌoʊvər/
translation icon : pasarela
  • The park features a crossover walkway that allows visitors to move from one side of the creek to the other.

Examples

  • Regular Q service below Prospect Park with Manhattan-bound Q crossing over to the Manhattan-bound center track after Parkside as usual, then crossing over to the Brighton-bound center track in crossover before Prospect Park.

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  • The city built a new crossover bridge to help pedestrians safely cross the busy street.

  • So you have underpasses, you have crossovers, bridges, Right, So that your traffic is not stopped.

  • Children used the crossover path to reach the playground located on the other side of the railway.

Synonyms

crossing
vscrossover
53 1.7

A place where two roads or paths meet so people can go across

is especially used for structures that allow passage over streets or railways
overpass
vscrossover
  • US
31 3.4

A bridge that lets one road or railway pass above another

is used for crossing by people or vehicles rather than linking two roads
crosswalk
vscrossover
  • US
21 1.0

A marked part of a road where people cross safely

is often a built crossing above or below roads rather than at road level
footbridge
vscrossover
7 3.2

A narrow path over water or a road for people to walk across, not for vehicles

can be any crossing for pedestrians or vehicles, not only narrow walking bridges
pedestrian crossing
vscrossover
  • UK
1 1.3

A marked place on a road where drivers must stop for people to cross

is often a built structure for crossing, not only road-level marked crossings
overcrossing
vscrossover
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A bridge that people use to cross a road or train tracks

is any path or structure used to cross, often specifically over roads or rails
level crossing
vscrossover
  • UK
3.6

A place where a road and train tracks cross at the same level with barriers that close for trains

usually means crossings built above roads or rails rather than at road level
underbridge
vscrossover
5.4

A bridge that goes under a road or railway to let traffic pass below

is different because it usually refers to crossings above roads or rails, not below

Antonyms

163 2.8

A thing that blocks movement or keeps places apart

Compounds

1 7.1

A person who belongs to one political party but votes in another party's primary

A work that mixes elements of two or more genres

How High

viaduct
6 7.2
overpass
  • US
31 3.4
crossover
1 4.3
footbridge
7 3.2

Surface Forms

crossover singular
crossovers plural

Morphology

crossover = cross (transparent) = over + cross

A physical structure for crossing is a literal instantiation of 'cross' + 'over' and is directly inferable. [Postprocessing: moved 'over' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Crossover comes from the parts cross ('to go from one side to another') and over ('across'). That is why a crossover can mean a path or structure, like a bridge or crossing, used to get safely from one side to the other.