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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

The suspects eventually abandoned the Silverado on Mission Road under the 101 Freeway underpass and escaped, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025

The underpass has since been closed as police investigate.

From BBC • Feb. 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

They exited, then drove through an underpass and onto a narrow two-lane road.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III

Vocabulary lists containing underpass

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

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