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# underpass

noun (an underpass, underpasses)

«underpass» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

An underpass is a road or path that goes under another road or a railway, so people or cars can cross safely. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underpass/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underpass/#x1)
- The underpass goes under the busy main road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underpass/#x2)
- Cyclists use the underpass to avoid the traffic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underpass/#x3)
- The underpass was painted with colourful murals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underpass/#x4)
- Our voices echoed in the underpass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underpass/#x5)
- Use the underpass instead of running across the road. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underpass/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «underpass» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underpass/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«underpass» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/underpass.html) on Mova free.