underpass

«underpass» in Mova's school dictionary: a road or path that goes under another road or a railway… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an underpass, underpasses)

meaning for a pupil

An underpass is a road or path that goes under another road or a railway, so people or cars can cross safely. tree →

sense in the lessons

In safety lessons, an underpass is a safe way for walkers and cyclists to cross a busy road without meeting traffic. Children are reminded to use underpasses and footbridges, and to go with an adult if the underpass is dark or empty. Phrases: «go through the underpass», «pedestrian underpass».

examples

• We walked through the underpass to get to the park. tree →
• The underpass goes under the busy main road. tree →
• Cyclists use the underpass to avoid the traffic. tree →
• The underpass was painted with colourful murals. tree →
• Our voices echoed in the underpass. tree →
• Use the underpass instead of running across the road. tree →

note

Countable noun; plural «underpasses» (add -es). Opposite idea: «overpass» or «footbridge» goes over. In the US «underpass» can also be a place where a road goes under a bridge.

In the corpora

• Railways are only crossed by bridges, underpasses or proper level crossings.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «underpass» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.