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underpass en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- 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 underpass From under- + pass.

Meanings

1. A passage, especially for pedestrians, that crosses underneath a road, railroad or obstacle.
   • Underpass / Underpass / Over all the bridges / Echoes in rows / Talking at the same time / Click click drone 1980, “Underpass”, in Metamatic, performed by John Foxx:
   • And in the darkened underpass / I thought oh God, my chance has come at last / But then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask 1986, “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out”, in The Queen Is Dead, performed by The Smiths:

Forms

Deriveds

pedestrian underpass

Relateds

dive-under · overpass · flyover

Synonyms

subway · flyunder

Translations (39)

gd fo-rathad (passage) · sh pòthodnīk (passage) · fr passage souterrain (passage) · uk підзе́мний перехі́д (passage) · sh по̀двожња̄к (passage) · cmn 地下通道 (passage) · ko 토끼굴 (passage) · cmn 地下道 (passage) · sk podchod (passage) · fi alikäytävä (passage) · pt passagem subterrânea (passage) · ko 지하도 (passage) · ms jabanah (passage) · cs podchod (passage) · fa-ira زیرْگُذَر (passage) · ar نَفَق مُشَاة (passage) · ja 地下道 (passage) · fi alikulkutunneli (passage) · sv vägport (passage) · sh pòdvožnjāk (passage) · it sottopassaggio (passage) · ka მიწისქვეშა გადასასვლელი (passage) · pl przejście podziemne (passage) · et jalakäijate tunnel (passage) · sv undergång (passage) · tl daan-silong (passage) · id lintas bawah (passage) · fr souterrain (passage) · bg по́длез (passage) · sh по̀тходнӣк (passage) · gd fo-shlighe (passage) · es paso inferior (passage) · de Unterführung (passage) · mk по́двозник (passage) · be падзе́мны перахо́д (passage) · ru подзе́мный перехо́д (passage) · ru подзе́мный ход (passage) · fi alikulku (passage) · hu aluljáró (passage)