overpass en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-der. Proto-Italic *pattus Latin passus Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *passāre Old French passerbor. Middle English passen English pass English overpass From over- + pass.
Meanings
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(Canada, Philippines, US) A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.
By visible evidence, this Saturday morning is a comparatively placid one. Earlier in the week a young man had died after being stabbed in a flat, and from the overpass at Archway Road, darkly referred to as “suicide bridge,” another man had jumped to his death.
2018 February, Robert Draper, “They are Watching You—and Everything Else on the Planet: Technology and Our Increasing Demand for Security have Put Us All under Surveillance. Is Privacy Becoming just a Memory?”, in National Geographic, Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 Jun 2018:The homeless man had built a little shelter, complete with cook-stove, beneath a concrete overpass.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| o'erpass | alternative, poetic | lexicographic | |
| overpasses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (36)
fr pont autoroutier (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · mk на́двозник (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · ja 跨線橋 (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · sh nadvožnjak (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · fi ylikäytävä (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · ro pasaj suprateran (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · es puente (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · hi उपरिगामी सेतु (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · gur sor-lasɩŋa class 3/4 (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · it viadotto (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · id jalan layang (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · ta மேம்பாலம் (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · ga uasbhealach (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · fi ylikulkusilta (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · ka მიწისზედა გადასასვლელი (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · it sovrappasso (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · de Überführung (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · es paso superior (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · ja 陸橋 (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · acw كُبْري (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · hu felüljáró (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · cs nadjezd (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · pt viaduto (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · ru виаду́к (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · cmn 立交橋 /立交桥 (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · pl wiadukt (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · es paso a desnivel (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · fr autopont (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · it cavalcavia (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · bg надлез (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · ru путепрово́д (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · ru эстака́да (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · fi ylikulku (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · vi cầu vượt (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · es pasarela (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc) · es paso elevado (A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc)