underpass
noun
un·der·pass
ˈən-dər-ˌpas 
: a crossing of a highway and another way (such as a road or railroad) at different levels
also
: the lower level of such a crossing
Examples of underpass in a Sentence
We stood on the bridge and looked down at the underpass.
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At some point, as shown in eyewitness video obtained by Bay Area News Group, Husien is seen briefly entering the police vehicle before getting out and running west toward the Highway 87 underpass.
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
While the underpass itself was not in the language of the 2018 ballot measure, plans for its design had been released by the city ahead of the election, said Katie Patterson, a spokeswoman for the city’s infrastructure department.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
That project did not receive the grant funding, and although pedestrians can cross directly on the tracks on a path that begins on the west side of Watt, the underpass itself still lacks a sidewalk.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Blocks 5 and 20 are on either side of Pier View Way, separated by one end of a pedestrian underpass beneath the railroad.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
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Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
While the underpass itself was not in the language of the 2018 ballot measure, plans for its design had been released by the city ahead of the election, said Katie Patterson, a spokeswoman for the city’s infrastructure department.
—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
That project did not receive the grant funding, and although pedestrians can cross directly on the tracks on a path that begins on the west side of Watt, the underpass itself still lacks a sidewalk.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Blocks 5 and 20 are on either side of Pier View Way, separated by one end of a pedestrian underpass beneath the railroad.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
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“Underpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underpass. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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underpass
noun
un·der·pass
-ˌpas
: a passage underneath something (as for a road passing under another road)
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