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underpass

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




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Officials said one person had been found dead in a flooded underpass in the city of San Bernardo, south of Santiago, although they have yet to confirm the cause of death.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Around the station, people who are still waiting for trains hurry to a pedestrian underpass that doubles as a shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

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

Mud and debris fell onto West Mountain Drive and Cliff Drive at La Marina, and flooding forced the closure of the Mission Street underpass and the 101 freeway off-ramps, he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2025

And he pointed and said, “Through the underpass and up the stairs. You’ll see the signs.”

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon


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