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underpass

noun

Definition of underpass

as in crossing

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Recent Examples of underpass People should expect flooding of small creeks and streams, roads, underpasses, urban areas and other low-lying or poor-drainage locations. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 22 June 2026 Tran brake-checked the truck twice at the Story Road underpass, prosecutors said. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 10 June 2026 The crossing there is in a high-traffic area near downtown Vista with little room for an overpass or underpass. — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026 In the wake of the 2007 settlement, tents began to appear on the sidewalks, freeway embankments, overpasses, underpasses, civic plazas and public spaces everywhere in Los Angeles. — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for underpass

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The project aims to improve Santa Fe Street from Ridgeview to Mur Len roads and construct a new interchange at Interstate 35.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Roadway preservation work is set to close lanes and bring delays along a key Boise interchange for nearly two weeks, the Idaho Transportation Department announced Wednesday.

— Rose Evans August 26, Idaho Statesman, 26 Aug. 2026

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The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM), the market of the Busan International Film Festival, will present InnoAsia 2026, its program built around the intersection of film and emerging technology.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
During court on Eyssallenne's preliminary hearing on Tuesday, prosecutors shared jarring dash camera video of the crash, which shows the boy speeding through an intersection before colliding with a car and getting thrown into the air.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

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Chinese officials said 558 people were missing after a mudslide at a land crossing in Tibet’s Gyirong county, including 260 foreign nationals.

— Jennifer Jett, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
Tibet’s Gyirong port, which has borne the brunt of the mudslide, is a major land border crossing between China and Nepal.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026

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