underpass
noun
un·der·pass
ˈən-dər-ˌpas 
: a crossing of a highway and another way (such as a road or railroad) at different levels
also
: the lower level of such a crossing
Examples of underpass in a Sentence
We stood on the bridge and looked down at the underpass.
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In 2023, North Carolina received a $25 million federal grant to begin constructing underpasses, backed by $4 million in additional funding.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The weather bulletin, which was issued at 12:29 a.m., warned of flash flooding in small creeks, streams, urban areas, highways, streets, underpasses, low-lying areas and places with poor drainage.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
In December, however, North Carolina received $25 million from the US Department of Transportation to build underpasses on Highway 64.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
That the transportation department invested in animal underpasses may come as a surprise — its primary mission, after all, is to facilitate human movements, not the peregrinations of wolves and deer.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
The weather bulletin, which was issued at 12:29 a.m., warned of flash flooding in small creeks, streams, urban areas, highways, streets, underpasses, low-lying areas and places with poor drainage.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
In December, however, North Carolina received $25 million from the US Department of Transportation to build underpasses on Highway 64.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
That the transportation department invested in animal underpasses may come as a surprise — its primary mission, after all, is to facilitate human movements, not the peregrinations of wolves and deer.
—Ben Goldfarb, Vox, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for underpass
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“Underpass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underpass. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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underpass
noun
un·der·pass
-ˌpas
: a passage underneath something (as for a road passing under another road)
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