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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Anti-Black slogans and swastikas defaced a Jewish center, a church, a school and a freeway underpass in 1961.
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The funding is part of a broader $105.8 million allocation from the Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program, which supports projects such as overpasses, underpasses, closures and track relocations, according the Federal Railroad Administration.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
What To Know In footage shown to Newsweek, the California High-Speed Rail Authority highlighted large stretches of underpass and routes ready to have track put down.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
The hope is that the underpass would be built over a two year period, from 2027-2029.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The funding is part of a broader $105.8 million allocation from the Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program, which supports projects such as overpasses, underpasses, closures and track relocations, according the Federal Railroad Administration.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
What To Know In footage shown to Newsweek, the California High-Speed Rail Authority highlighted large stretches of underpass and routes ready to have track put down.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
The hope is that the underpass would be built over a two year period, from 2027-2029.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
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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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