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underpass

[uhn-der-pas, -pahs] / ˈʌn dərˌpæs, -ˌpɑs /
NOUN
crossing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bridge crossroad intersection junction overpass passage
STRONG
cloverleaf crosswalk crossway decussation exchange grating gridiron interchange loop network screen traversal traverse
WEAK
grade crossing
NOUN
tunnel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
channel hole mine pit shaft subway
STRONG
adit burrow crosscut drift passage tube
WEAK
crawl space crawlway hole in the wall

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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

Two months later, signs appeared stating rowing through another nearby underpass prone to flooding was prohibited.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

Earlier in 2024, Essex County Council stressed it did not provide swimming equipment after a sign suggesting it would hand out flippers, masks and snorkels appeared at an underpass near the city centre.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 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

Why would I have gone into the underpass?

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

Vocabulary lists containing underpass

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: under-

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