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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The truck appeared stuck in the deep water near an underpass.
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NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
Louisville Division of Fire spokesman Donovan Sims confirmed a fire took place at the vacant building, near the Interstate 64 underpass, on Dec. 27.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
The pope praised the underpass as a symbol of how religions can live side by side.
—Adam Hancock, NPR, 5 Sep. 2024
There’s a road underpass on the eastern edge of Selydove, a town in eastern Ukraine just south of Pokrovsk—the latter, a key Ukrainian stronghold—that’s fast becoming the locus of the brutal fighting in the town.
—David Axe, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
Louisville Division of Fire spokesman Donovan Sims confirmed a fire took place at the vacant building, near the Interstate 64 underpass, on Dec. 27.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
The pope praised the underpass as a symbol of how religions can live side by side.
—Adam Hancock, NPR, 5 Sep. 2024
There’s a road underpass on the eastern edge of Selydove, a town in eastern Ukraine just south of Pokrovsk—the latter, a key Ukrainian stronghold—that’s fast becoming the locus of the brutal fighting in the town.
—David Axe, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Underpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underpass. Accessed 13 Oct. 2024.
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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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