overpass
a road, pedestrian walkway, railroad, bridge, etc., crossing over some barrier, as another road or walkway.
to get over (obstacles, difficulties, etc.); surmount: to overpass the early days of privation and uncertainty.
to go beyond, exceed, or surpass: Greed had somehow overpassed humanitarianism.
to pass through (time, experiences, etc.): to overpass one's apprenticeship.
to overlook; ignore; disregard; omit: We could hardly overpass such grievous faults. The board overpassed him when promotions were awarded.
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How to use overpass in a sentence
The regular lanes would remain free, but both highways, including their overpasses, would be rebuilt as part of the expansions.
Maryland narrows Beltway, I-270 expansion options to adding four toll lanes to each | Katherine Shaver | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostIt’s an IPA with a name and a label inspired by the “Surrender Dorothy” graffiti once painted on a railroad overpass near the Mormon temple.
For locals, this inauguration was like none they’ve ever experienced | John Kelly | January 20, 2021 | Washington PostRivers were enclosed and overpasses thrown up to connect previously sequestered neighborhoods.
It recruits homeless people from shelters and under highway overpasses.
How the History of Waterloo, Iowa, Explains How Meatpacking Plants Became Hotbeds of COVID-19 | by Bernice Yeung and Michael Grabell | December 21, 2020 | ProPublicaUntreated roads and sidewalks may have some slick spots, especially on bridges and overpasses, so use caution.
Sleet and snow pull away after midnight leaving behind falling temperatures and icy spots | Jason Samenow, Dan Stillman | December 17, 2020 | Washington Post
The company commander had also been badly wounded, they said, as they hunkered down under a highway overpass.
Ukraine Rebels Boast About Troops and Tanks Coming from Russia | Jamie Dettmer | August 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey pulled the elegant wagon on a slow pace along for a block and then made a U-turn beneath the Palmetto overpass.
The car comes under the overpass, we boom up, the car pulls in, the train pulls, then run across to the train.
The street beneath an overpass is littered with minivans and SUVs that had been washed inland.
Shocking Videos and Photos From the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami | The Daily Beast | March 11, 2011 | THE DAILY BEASTOn a recent trip to Iran, I was struck by a pair of giant paintings emblazoned across a highway overpass.
This may have resulted from my feeling, when I looked forward toward the overpass, that we might have ridden into an ambush.
Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyThere must be real work to do, aims to achieve; there must be imperfections to overpass and wrongs to right.
The Meaning of Faith | Harry Emerson FosdickHere is the railroad overpass, and here is the freeway overpass.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyBy the "X," which appears to be right over the overpass of Elm, which would be to the east side of the overpass, is that right?
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyAnd it shows where Elm turns and goes under the railroad, the overpass.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for overpass
to pass over, through, or across
to exceed
to get over
to ignore
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