Definition of underpass
: 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
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Examples of underpass in a Sentence
We stood on the bridge and looked down at the underpass.
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The project will realign the east leg of 45th Street with its west leg via an underpass and thereby bypass traffic under the Canadian National Railroad tracks.
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The advertising devices themselves were magnetic computer motherboards with the Lite-Brite face of the Mooninites displayed on the side, magnetically attached to bridges, underpasses, etc.
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1903
First Known Use of underpass
1903
UNDERPASS Defined for English Language Learners
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: a place where a road or railroad crosses under another road or railroad
UNDERPASS Defined for Kids
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: a road or passage that runs under something (as another road)
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