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underpass

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




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National Highways said the £1bn project remained on track despite minor delays to the A1 underpass, which is now expected to open in August 2027 after unforeseen issues were discovered underground.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2026

During the previous attack, they had left home too late, found the station already overflowing, and had to use an underpass for shelter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

On the morning of 6 April 2009, a lorry driver pulled off the M4 and parked in an underpass near Porthcawl, south Wales, and spotted a suitcase in an embankment.

From BBC ● Feb. 7, 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

Why would I have gone into the underpass?

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins


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