overpass
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overpass
- /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)pæs/
- /ˈəʊvə(ɹ)pɑːs/
- /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈpæs/
- /əʊvə(ɹ)ˈpɑːs/
noun overpasses · o'erpass
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A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.
The homeless man had built a little shelter, complete with cook-stove, beneath a concrete overpass.
Similar: flyover
verb overpasses · overpassing · overpassed · o'erpass
- To pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road. Gillian watched the overpassing shoppers on the second floor of the mall, as she relaxed in the bench on the ground floor.
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To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal.
Marshall was really overpassing his authority when he ordered the security guards to fire their tasers at the trespassers.
Similar: overgo
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To disregard, skip, or miss something.
A youth, how all the beauties of the East / He slightly viewed and slightly overpassed.
Similar: misregard
Similar: surpass, transgress, miss, overlook, take no notice of, fail to notice
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verb
Similar: surpass, transgress, miss, overlook, take no notice of, fail to notice
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noun A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc
| Español | puente, paso superior, pasarela, paso elevado, paso a desnivel |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 跨線橋 kosenkyō, 陸橋 rikkyō |
| 中文 | 立交橋 /立交桥 lìjiāoqiáo |
| हिन्दी | उपरिगामी सेतु uprigāmī setu |
| Português | viaduto |
| Français | autopont, pont autoroutier |
| Deutsch | Überführung |
| Italiano | cavalcavia, viadotto, sovrappasso |
| Română | pasaj suprateran |
| Русский | путепрово́д puteprovód, эстака́да estakáda, виаду́к viadúk |
| Tiếng Việt | cầu vượt |
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title = {overpass},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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