overpass

overpass
Synonyms and related words:
Bifrost, access, aisle, alley, ambulatory, aperture, arcade, artery, avenue, bascule bridge, bateau bridge, best, better, blink at, bridge, cantilever bridge, cap, carrefour, catwalk, channel, cloister, cloverleaf, colonnade, communication, conduit, connection, corridor, course, cover, covered way, crossing, crosspoint, crossroad, crosswalk, crossway, defile, discount, disregard, distance, do, drawbridge, exaggerate, exaggeration, exceed, excel, excess, exit, fail, ferry, floating bridge, flyover, footbridge, ford, forget, gallery, gangboard, gangplank, gangway, get ahead of, go beyond, go one better, go over, grade crossing, hold the field, ignore, improve on, inlet, interchange, intercrossing, intersection, inundation, junction, lane, leave behind, level crossing, lift bridge, measure, omit, opening, outdistance, outlet, outweigh, overbalance, overbear, overbridge, overcome, overcrossing, overdo, overflowing, overgo, overgrowth, overjump, overleap, overlook, overreach, overrun, overrunning, overshoot, overshoot the field, overshoot the mark, overspreading, overstep, overstride, overtop, pass, pass over, pass through, passage, passageway, patrol, perambulate, peregrinate, pererrate, perfect, ply, pontoon bridge, portico, predominate, preponderate, prevail, railroad tunnel, range, range over, reconnoiter, rope bridge, rotary, scour, scour the country, scout, shoot ahead of, span, steal a march, stepping-stone, stepstone, superabound, superiority, surpass, surplus, suspension bridge, sweep, swing bridge, toll bridge, top, tower above, tower over, track, traffic circle, traject, trajet, transcend, transit, travel over, travel through, traverse, trump, tunnel, undercrossing, underpass, viaduct, voyage

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  • Overpass — O ver*pass , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overpassing}.] [Cf. {Surpass}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits. [1913 Webster] 2. To pass above; of roadways and other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • overpass — o ver*pass , n. A road or other pathway which passes over another road, railroad, or other path; as, he stopped on the street under the railroad overpass. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Overpass — O ver*pass , v. i. To pass over, away, or off. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • overpass — index overstep, surmount, transcend Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • overpass — (n.) stretch of road that passes over another, 1929, American English, from OVER (Cf. over) + PASS (Cf. pass) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • overpass — ► NOUN ▪ a bridge by which a road or railway line passes over another …   English terms dictionary

  • overpass — [ō′vər pas΄; ] for v. [ ō΄vər pas′] n. ☆ a bridge or other passageway over a road, railway, etc. vt. Now Rare 1. to pass over, across, or through 2. to surpass; outdo 3. to overlook; ignore …   English World dictionary

  • Overpass — 7 various overpasses in Spain near Barcelona …   Wikipedia

  • overpass — n. /oh veuhr pas , pahs /; v. /oh veuhr pas , pahs /, n., v., overpassed or overpast, overpassing. n. 1. a road, pedestrian walkway, railroad, bridge, etc., crossing over some barrier, as another road or walkway. v.t. 2. to pass over or traverse… …   Universalium

  • overpass — n. (esp. AE) an overpass over (an overpass over a road) (BE has flyover) * * * [ˌəʊvə pɑːs] (esp. AE) an overpass over (BE has flyover; an overpass over a road) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • overpass — flyover flyover n. 1. the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; called in the United States an {overpass}; as, an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England. [Brit.] Syn: overpass, flypast. [WordNet 1.5] 2. a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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