Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Canada, Philippines, US)A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.

    The homeless man had built a little shelter, complete with cook-stove, beneath a concrete overpass.

    Überführung

    путепрово́дputeprovód, эстака́даestakáda, виаду́кviadúk

More definitions
  • bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Tom drove his car off the overpass.

  2. The body was found under the overpass.

    Тіло було знайдено під естакадою. — deniko

  3. Sources report that part of the overpass has collapsed.

  4. He was thrown off the overpass onto the road below.

  5. Be especially careful of ice on overpasses and bridges while driving in the winter.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc:

Forms

plural: overpasses

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels:flyover

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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