overpass

/'ouvəpɑ:s/

Thân thiện

A car drives over the overpass above the busy highway.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A bridge that carries a road or railway over another road or obstacle: An "overpass" is a structure that allows one route to pass over another, such as a highway crossing over a street, railroad, or river, without the two intersecting at the same level.

Usage

• The term "overpass" is used primarily to describe a physical infrastructure element in transportation. It is the opposite of an "underpass." It is a countable noun.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The new highway project includes a large overpass to ease traffic congestion.
  • We took the overpass to cross the busy interstate without stopping.

Advanced Usage

• "Pedestrian overpass": A bridge specifically for people to walk over a road or railway.
  • For safety, students use the pedestrian overpass to get to the school across the highway.

Variants and Related Words

• Flyover (n): A synonym for "overpass," commonly used in British English.
  • The city built a new flyover to connect the two districts.
• Viaduct (n): A long bridge-like structure, typically a series of arches, carrying a road or railway across a valley or other low ground. While similar, a viaduct is often longer and crosses a depression rather than another road.
• Underpass (n): The opposite structure; a tunnel that allows one road to pass under another.

Synonyms

• Bridge (n): A structure carrying a pathway or roadway over a depression or obstacle. ("Bridge" is a more general term.)
• Footbridge (n): A bridge for pedestrians. (This is a specific type, not a direct synonym for vehicular overpasses.)

Antonyms

• Underpass (n): A road or pedestrian tunnel passing underneath another road or a railway.

Học thuật

Noun

1. bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels

Từ đồng nghĩa

• flyover