underpass
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈʌndərˌpæs/
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paso subterráneo
- I was driving west on Elm Street toward the Triple Underpass in a rented car—a blue Valiant.
- a pedestrian underpass
- a triple underpass
- a freeway underpass
OK, think about underpasses, subways, All right, so here we are.
- OK, think about underpasses, subways, All right, so here we are.
Examples
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Anyone who knows the area can tell you those underpasses are way low.
Blog text (24) -
Ahead of us, the road slopes downward, leading into an underpass which disappears in the darkness.
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We're going to the underpass now.
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Towards the underpass, I saw two men.
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The vehicles are entering the underpass.
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I'll see you at the underpass.
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Maximum height of this particular underpass is 13 feet and 7 inches.
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The street surface was dry and lit by bright lamps on the ceiling of the underpass.
Fiction book (1996) -
Boren Street underpass was especially wide, almost a tunnel.
Fiction book (1996) -
The vehicles are entering the underpass to avoid the busy intersection above.
Synonyms
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1.0
An underground passage for cars, trains, or people to travel through
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1.0
An underground passage for people to cross under a road or railway
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3.2
A passage built under the ground for people or vehicles to pass through
A bridge that goes under a road or railway to let traffic pass below
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
underpass = pass (transparent) = under + pass
The meaning is a straightforward combination: a passage located under something, which learners can derive from 'under' + 'pass'. [Postprocessing: moved 'under' from base_words to prefix]
Etymology
Underpass comes from the simple parts under ('below') and pass ('a way through'), so it literally means a 'way under' something. That's why an underpass is a passage that runs beneath a road or railway, letting people or vehicles cross safely.