underpass
Americannoun
noun
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a section of a road that passes under another road, railway line, etc
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another word for subway
Etymology
Origin of underpass
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Example Sentences
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On the morning of 6 April 2009, a lorry driver pulled off the M4 and parked in an underpass near Porthcawl, south Wales, and spotted a suitcase in an embankment.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
Videos circulating on social media showed police vans escorting a bar association vehicle carrying Mazari to court before it was stopped at an underpass, where masked security officials prevented journalists from filming the arrest.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
Mud and debris fell onto West Mountain Drive and Cliff Drive at La Marina, and flooding forced the closure of the Mission Street underpass and the 101 freeway off-ramps, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025
He filmed himself on his phone holding up the tent in an underpass, saying he was “going to survive the hurricane. Why? To entertain the people”.
From BBC • Oct. 11, 2024
On that Saturday night I stood here, at the entrance to the underpass, and watched Anna getting into Tom’s car.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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