underpass

noun

Definition of underpassnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underpass
  1. interchange
  2. intersection
  3. crossing
Noun
  • The Interstate 5 interchange to eastbound Highway 50 will be closed Saturday evening through Sunday morning, Caltrans said in a news release Friday.
    — Haley Parsley August 8, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The film is largely shot around the station on Berlin’s Schönhauser Allee, a busy interchange between public transport lines, but the title also hints at the idea of change in society.
    — JD Linville, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of interchange
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  • The park, located just south of the intersection of Highway 1 and Tunitas Creek Road, will be open seven days a week.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Police have closed the Beach Boulevard and 15th Street intersection until further notice.
    — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of intersection
Noun
  • The bridge provides a third crossing of the Detroit River between Detroit and Windsor, adding to the access points through the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • More than 160 million border crossings have been registered using the system so far, the Financial Times reported.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of crossing

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