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
Two months later, signs appeared stating rowing through another nearby underpass prone to flooding was prohibited.
From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025
The underpass is dark, but I feel as though I can see someone in there, in the shadow's—someone watching us go.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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