underpass
/'ʌndəpɑ:s/
Definition
- Noun:
- A pedestrian tunnel beneath a road or railway: An "underpass" is a type of infrastructure, specifically a covered passageway that goes underneath a road, railway line, or other obstacle, allowing people to cross safely without interacting with the traffic above.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- Use the underpass to cross the busy highway.
- The city built a new underpass beneath the train tracks for cyclists and walkers.
- The underpass was well-lit and felt safe at night.
Advanced Usage
- "Pedestrian underpass": A more specific term emphasizing its use for people walking.
- The pedestrian underpass connects the two sides of the university campus.
- The term can sometimes be used more broadly for any tunnel-like structure that passes underneath something, though its primary meaning relates to pedestrian crossings.
Variants and Related Words
- Subway (noun, British English): In British English, "subway" can be a synonym for a pedestrian underpass. (Note: In American English, "subway" almost exclusively refers to an underground railway system).
- Foot tunnel (noun): A tunnel specifically designed for pedestrian use, often similar to an underpass.
- Overpass (noun): The opposite structure; a bridge that allows traffic or pedestrians to cross a road, railway, etc.
Synonyms
- Pedestrian tunnel: A tunnel for people walking.
- Subway (British usage): An underground passage for crossing a road.
Related Phrases
- Go through the underpass: To use the underpass for crossing.
- We had to go through the underpass to get to the other side of the station.
- Take the underpass: To choose the underpass as a route.
- It's safer to take the underpass than to try to cross the street here.
Noun
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an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
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