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underpass

[ uhn-der-pas, -pahs ]

noun

  1. a passage running underneath, especially a passage for pedestrians or vehicles, or both, crossing under a railroad, road, etc.


underpass

/ ˈʌԻəˌɑː /

noun

  1. a section of a road that passes under another road, railway line, etc
  2. another word for subway
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of underpass1

First recorded in 1900–05; under- + pass
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The underpass has since been closed as police investigate.

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We could walk a quarter mile and duck under the low PCH underpass, then spend long hours body surfing and doing absolutely nothing.

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Quick bouts of rain temporarily flooded some roadways and underpasses in the Bay Area, submerging cars in one low-lying street in Livermore.

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It’s believed Golden State bats are clustering in smaller numbers in rock crevices, swaying palm fronds, freeway underpasses and other hideaways where they’re hard to find.

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But she somehow made her way around the busy metropolis to the Santa Monica Mountains by the summer — crossing, at least, the 5 Freeway, perhaps using an underpass, wildlife officials had said.

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