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underpass

/ˈʌndərˌpæs/ /ˈʌndɚˌpæs/

Meanings
noun
A passage that crosses a road, railroad or similar obstacle in a tunnel underneath it.

Examples :

"To get to school quickly, we used the underpass to cross the busy highway. "
architecture structure way building traffic

Related Words

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration quickly

quickly adverb

/ˈkwɪkli/

Rapidly; with speed; fast.

"The teacher explained the new math concept quickly. "

Illustration railroad

railroad noun

/ˈɹeɪlɹəʊd/ /ˈɹeɪlɹoʊd/

A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized vehicles on.

"Many railroads roughly follow the trace of older land - and/or water roads"

Illustration tunnel

tunnel noun

/ˈtʌn(ə)l/

An underground or underwater passage.

"The construction workers built a tunnel under the road to avoid disrupting traffic. "

Illustration that

that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

Illustration underneath

underneath noun

/ʌndəˈniθ/ /ʌndɚˈnið/

The lower surface or part of something.

"The underneath of the aircraft was painted blue."

Illustration highway

highway noun

/ˈhaɪweɪ/

A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

"The school bus is a highway for getting students to school safely. "

Illustration cross

cross noun

/kɹɑs/ /kɹɒs/ /kɹɔs/

A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.

"Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one."

Illustration obstacle

obstacle noun

/ˈɒbstəkl̩/ /ˈɑbstəkl̩/

Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress

"A big obstacle to understanding the manual was that it had been poorly translated from the Japanese."

Illustration crosses

crosses noun

/ˈkɹɑsɪz/ /ˈkɹɒsɪz/ /ˈkɹɔsɪz/

A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.

"Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one."

Illustration similar

similar noun

/ˈsɪmələ/ /ˈsɪməlɚ/

That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.

"The teacher praised the students' similar answers on the math quiz. "

Illustration passage

passage noun

/ˈpæsɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈpasɑːʒ/

A paragraph or section of text or music with particular meaning.

"She struggled to play the difficult passages."