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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

Example Sentences

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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

Eventually, they stopped the truck at a 10 Freeway underpass near Alameda and Newton streets and ditched the big rig.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 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

Such was its poor reputation, it was dubbed "muggings underpass" by some.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

I think I remember being in 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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