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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Georgetown Road in Cecil Township turned into a lake at the bottom of a hill and underpass.
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Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Reconstruction requires full demolition to raise the vertical clearance in order to increase safety while simultaneously reducing congestion in the underpass.
—Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
The project — which sought $3 million to add sidewalks to the underpass so that pedestrians wouldn’t have to make a half-mile detour or illegally cross on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to avoid sharing a lane with drivers on Watt Avenue near Roseville Road — is still unfunded.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Lee says clearing more encampments and cracking down on those living on the city’s sidewalks and underpasses has not worked.
—Kate Talerico, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
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Chris Hoffman, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Reconstruction requires full demolition to raise the vertical clearance in order to increase safety while simultaneously reducing congestion in the underpass.
—Hedija Spahalic, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
The project — which sought $3 million to add sidewalks to the underpass so that pedestrians wouldn’t have to make a half-mile detour or illegally cross on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to avoid sharing a lane with drivers on Watt Avenue near Roseville Road — is still unfunded.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Lee says clearing more encampments and cracking down on those living on the city’s sidewalks and underpasses has not worked.
—Kate Talerico, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for underpass
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“Underpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underpass. Accessed 28 Mar. 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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