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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During the previous attack, they had left home too late, found the station already overflowing, and had to use an underpass for shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
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
This morning, as I walked past the blackened tunnel mouth, the entrance to the underpass, my pace quickened.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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