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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Back then, our creeks and rivers were just anonymous underpasses, not worth even taking my eyes off the billboards, fluorescent signage and palm trees.
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Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Using its power-lift roof, the camper opens up loads of headroom inside while offering a lower drive height to more easily manage tunnels and underpasses.
—New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2026
Georgetown Road in Cecil Township turned into a lake at the bottom of a hill and underpass.
—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
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Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Using its power-lift roof, the camper opens up loads of headroom inside while offering a lower drive height to more easily manage tunnels and underpasses.
—New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2026
Georgetown Road in Cecil Township turned into a lake at the bottom of a hill and underpass.
—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
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 14 Apr. 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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