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underpass

underpass noun: a passage, especially for pedestrians, that crosses underneath a road, railroad or obstacle.

underpass: a passage, especially for pedestrians, that crosses underneath a road, railroad or obstacle
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Noun

underpass (plural underpasses)

  1. A passage, especially for pedestrians, that crosses underneath a road, railroad or obstacle.
    • Underpass / Underpass / Over all the bridges / Echoes in rows / Talking at the same time / Click click drone1980, “Underpass”, in Metamatic, performed by John Foxx
    • And in the darkened underpass / I thought oh God, my chance has come at last / But then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask1986, “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out”, in The Queen Is Dead, performed by The Smiths
    Synonyms:
    subway, flyunder

underpass meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Tagalog

underpass in Tamil

சுரங்கப்பாதை

underpass in Urdu

پل کے نیچے راستہ, زیرراستہ

underpass in Kannada

ಸುರಂಗ, ಕೆಳರಸ್ತೆ, ಕೆಳದಾರಿ

underpass in Tagalog

passage
daan-silong
More languagesFewer languages
underpass in Arabic
نَفَق مُشَاة nafaq mušāh
underpass in Malay
jabanah
underpass in Indonesian
lintas bawah

Synonyms of underpass

Forms of underpass

pluralunderpasses

Plural of underpass: underpasses

Origin of underpass

From under- + pass.

Words formed from underpass

Questions about underpass

What does underpass mean?
Underpass means a passage, especially for pedestrians, that crosses underneath a road, railroad or obstacle.
What is underpass in Tamil?
Underpass in Tamil is சுரங்கப்பாதை. See Underpass meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is underpass?
Underpass is a noun.
What is the plural of underpass?
The plural of underpass is underpasses.

Words near underpass in the dictionary

  1. underpartition
  2. underpartitioned
  3. underpartitioning
  4. underpartitions
  5. underparts
  6. underpass
  7. underpassage
  8. underpassages
  9. underpasses
  10. underpasteurized
  11. underpatronized

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: underpass (page history and authors); underpass (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); underpass (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); underpass (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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