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underpass

[uhn-der-pas, -pahs] / ˈʌn dərˌpæs, -ˌpɑs /




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Videos circulating on social media showed police vans escorting a bar association vehicle carrying Mazari to court before it was stopped at an underpass, where masked security officials prevented journalists from filming the arrest.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

In Wasco, for example, disagreements between the city and the authority over the creation of an underpass and other projects led to years-long delays on construction and increased costs.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 4, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

The railway underpass off Station Road was an unloved and often unsafe pedestrian route connecting the town centre to the Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon College and countless employers.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

I run after him and catch him at the corner, right opposite the underpass.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins