underpass

/'ʌndəpɑ:s/

Thân thiện

A family walks through the underpass to cross the busy street.

Definition

1. 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.

Học thuật

Noun

1. an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

Từ đồng nghĩa

• subway