overpass

ˈoʊvərˌpæs

Definition of overpass - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

transportation

elevated path crossing over an obstacle

Pedestrians use the overpass to cross the busy street safely.

bridge

flyover

viaduct

infrastructure

structure carrying a road over another road

The city built a new overpass to ease traffic congestion.

flyover

viaduct

Verb

tr.

fly over

Rare

move above something without touching it

Rare

The plane will overpass the city.

overfly

pass over

achievement

Rare

exceed a set limit or goal

Rare

She managed to overpass her sales target.

surpass

transcend

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structure carrying a road over another road

Origin of overpass

English, over (above) + pass (path)

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flyover

overpass

road or railway passing over another

flyover

adj.

infrastructure

relating to an elevated road or overpass

DUMBO

acr.

acr: Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass

area in Brooklyn near Manhattan Bridge

Examples of overpass in a sentence

An overpass connects the two sections of the park.
The overpass was closed for repairs.
Pedestrians used the overpass to cross safely.
The drone will overpass the mountain range.
Birds often overpass the lake during migration.
The athlete overpassed the previous record by two seconds.

They overpass their budget every year.

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French:pont, survoler, ...
German:Überführung, überfliegen, ...
Italian:sovrappasso, sorvolare, ...
Spanish:paso elevado, sobrevolar, ...
Portuguese:viaduto, sobrevoar, ...
Chinese:天桥, 飞越, ...
Japanese:陸橋, 通過する, ...
Arabic:جِسْر عُلْوِي, حَلَّقَ فَوْقَ, ...
Hebrew:גֶּשֶׁר הוֹלְכֵי רֶגֶל, לַעֲבוֹר מַעַל, ...
Russian:эстакада, пролететь над, ...
Ukrainian:надземний перехід, пролетіти над, ...
Hindi:ऊपरी पुल, ऊपर से गुजरना, ...
Bengali:ওভারপাস, উড়ে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:passarel.la, sobrevolar, ...
Czech:nadchod, přeletět, ...
Danish:overføring, flyve over, ...
Dutch:voetgangersbrug, overvliegen, ...
Greek:γέφυρα πεζών, πετάω πάνω, ...
Hungarian:felüljáró, átrepülni, ...
Khmer:ស្ពានរំលង, ហោះឆ្លងពីលើ, ...
Korean:육교, 지나가다, ...
Persian:پل هوایی, عبور کرد, ...
Polish:wiadukt, przelecieć nad, ...
Portuguese (BR):passarela, sobrevoar, ...
Romanian:pasarelă, a survola, ...
Swedish:gångbro, flyga över, ...
Thai:สะพานลอย, บินข้าม, ...
Turkish:üst geçit, üzerinden geçmek, ...
Vietnamese:cầu vượt, bay qua, ...

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