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un·der·pass

(ŭn′dər-păs′)

1. A passage underneath something, especially a section of road that passes under another road or a railroad.

2. An intersection formed in this way.

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underpass

(ˈʌndəˌpɑːs)

1. (Automotive Engineering) a section of a road that passes under another road, railway line, etc

2. (Automotive Engineering) another word for subway¹

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un•der•pass

(ˈʌn dərˌpæs, -ˌpɑs)

n.

a passage running underneath, esp. a passage for pedestrians or vehicles under a railroad or street.

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Noun

underpass - an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

subway

tunnel - a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); "the tunnel reduced congestion at that intersection"

Translations

مـَمَرٌّ تـَحْتَ الطَّرِيق مَـمَرٌّ سُفْلِيّ

podchodpodjezd

undergrundsbaneviadukt

Unterführung

υπόγεια διάβαση πεζών υπόγειος σιδηρόδρομος

metro paso subterráneo

alikäytäväalikulkutunneli

passage souterrain

podzemna željeznicapodzemni prolaz

sottopassaggio metropolitana

アンダーパス地下道

지하도지하철

onderdoorgang ondergrondse

fotgjengerundergang (vei)undergang

przejście podziemne

passagem inferior passagem subterrânea para pedestres passagem subterrânea para peões

тоннель

podhodpodvoz

tunnelbanavägtunnel

ถนนใต้ดินรถไฟใต้ดิน

alt geçit altgeçit

đường ngầmđường ngầm cho người đi bộ

地下人行通道地下道

underpass

[ˈʌndəpɑːs] N (for cars) → paso m a desnivel; (for pedestrians) → paso m subterráneo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

underpass

[ˈʌndə^rpɑːs] n

(for pedestrians) → passage m souterrain

(for cars) → passage m souterrain

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

underpass

[ˈʌndəˌpɑːs] n (for cars) → sottopassaggio; (for pedestrians) → sottopassaggio pedonale

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

underpass

→ مـَمَرٌّ تـَحْتَ الطَّرِيق, مَـمَرٌّ سُفْلِيّ podchod, podjezd undergrundsbane, viadukt Unterführung υπόγεια διάβαση πεζών, υπόγειος σιδηρόδρομος metro, paso subterráneo alikäytävä, alikulkutunneli passage souterrain podzemna željeznica, podzemni prolaz metropolitana, sottopassaggio アンダーパス, 地下道 지하도, 지하철 onderdoorgang, ondergrondse fotgjengerundergang, (vei)undergang przejście podziemne passagem inferior, passagem subterrânea para pedestres, passagem subterrânea para peões тоннель tunnelbana, vägtunnel ถนนใต้ดิน, รถไฟใต้ดิน alt geçit, altgeçit đường ngầm, đường ngầm cho người đi bộ 地下人行通道, 地下道

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The wife and three children of a Nohar based Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) official were travelling, along with their driver, to Alwar when they got stuck midway at the underpass on Thursday.

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Communities could now get use of new CCTV cameras in their areas sooner rather than expected after a row erupted over them first being installed in underpasses.

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The pedestrians bridges will be constructed in Chaklala, Shah Khalid Colony and Gulzar-e-Qaid while underpass will be built in front of Benazir Bhutto hospital.

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The reconstruction partially impacted the tram stops too, the TASR newswire reported."For the first time in history the underpass will be barrier-free," said Bratislava Mayor Ivo Nesrovnal, as quoted by TASR.