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flyunder

UK/flʌɪˈʌndə/

flyunder noun: a road or rail underpass.

Noun

flyunder (plural flyunders)

  1. A road or rail underpass.
    • An essential part of the Tilbury line electrification scheme is the remodelling to be carried out by the Eastern Region in the Barking area, which among other major works includes a new single-track flyover and a new single-track flyunder to carry the westbound District Line over and under the...1956 July, “New Works on District Line, L.T.”, in Railway Magazine, page 485

Forms of flyunder

pluralflyunders

Origin of flyunder

From fly + under, to contrast with earlier flyover.

Questions about flyunder

What does flyunder mean?
Flyunder means a road or rail underpass.
What part of speech is flyunder?
Flyunder is a noun.
How do you pronounce flyunder?
Flyunder is pronounced /flʌɪˈʌndə/ (UK).
What is the plural of flyunder?
The plural of flyunder is flyunders.

Words near flyunder in the dictionary

  1. flytippers
  2. flytipping
  3. flytips
  4. flytrap
  5. flytraps
  6. flyunder
  7. flyunders
  8. flyway
  9. flyways
  10. flyweight
  11. flyweight pattern

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