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Definitions for underpass
ˈʌn dərˌpæs, -ˌpɑsun·der·pass

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. underpass, subwaynoun

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

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  1. underpassnoun

    A road or a pedestrian passage in a tunnel that runs underneath a road or railroad.

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  1. underpass

    A tunnel is an underground passageway, dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, and enclosed except for the entrance and exit, commonly at each end. A pipeline is not a tunnel, though some recent tunnels have used immersed tube construction techniques rather than traditional tunnel boring methods. A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail traffic, or for a canal. The central portions of a rapid transit network are usually in the tunnel. Some tunnels are used as sewers or aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations. Utility tunnels are used for routing steam, chilled water, electrical power or telecommunication cables, as well as connecting buildings for convenient passage of people and equipment. Secret tunnels are built for military purposes, or by civilians for smuggling of weapons, contraband, or people. Special tunnels, such as wildlife crossings, are built to allow wildlife to cross human-made barriers safely. Tunnels can be connected together in tunnel networks.

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  1. underpass

    An underpass is a road or pathway that passes beneath another type of road, railway, or obstacle. It's designed to allow traffic to continue flowing smoothly without interference from the crossing structure or pathway. Typically, underpasses are found in urban environments with high traffic flow or in places where roadways and railways intersect.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of underpass in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of underpass in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of underpass in a Sentence

  1. Pete Buttigieg:

    I’m still surprised that some people were surprised when I pointed to the fact that if a highway was built for the purpose of dividing a White and a Black neighborhood, or if an underpass was constructed such that a bus carrying mostly Black and Puerto Rican kids to a beach, or that would have been in New York, was designed too low for it to pass by, that that obviously reflects racism that went into those design choices.

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