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overpass

 
Dictionary: o·ver·pass   (ō'vər-păs') pronunciation
n.
A passage, roadway, or bridge that crosses above another roadway or thoroughfare.

tr.v., -passed, or -past (-păst'), -pass·ing, -pass·es. (ō'vər-păs')
  1. To pass over or across; traverse.
  2. To go beyond; surpass.
  3. To go over (a limit or boundary); transgress.
  4. To overlook or disregard.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
  Synonyms: flyover, flypast


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Sandgate Flyover, where 2 main railway lines pass over two dedicated coal lines
Pedestrian overpass, I-64, St. Louis, Missouri. This overpass is located at the St. Louis Science Center.

An overpass (called a flyover in the UK and most Commonwealth countries) is a bridge, road, railway or similar structure that crosses over another road or railway. An overpass structure is one that carries a higher capacity road above a lower capacity road, whereas a structure that permits a lower capacity road to travel above a larger capacity road is an underpass.[citation needed] Capacity is determined as either the number of lanes of travel provided or measured traffic count. In instances of actual or perceived equality between the traffic flows, the term structure can be used.[citation needed]

In North America, a flyover is a high-level overpass, built above main overpass lanes, or a bridge built over what had been an at-grade intersection. Traffic engineers usually refer to the latter as a grade separation. A flyover may also be an extra ramp added to an existing interchange, either replacing an existing cloverleaf loop (or being built in place of one) with a higher, faster ramp that bears left. Such a ramp may be built as a right or left exit.

A pedestrian overpass allows pedestrians safe crossing over busy roads without impacting traffic.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - overføring
v. tr. - passere, overskride, overgå

Nederlands (Dutch)
viaduct, oversteken/ -schrijden, overslaan/ -treffen

Français (French)
n. - toboggan, passerelle, (Aut) pont autoroutier
v. tr. - traverser, passer au-dessus de, surpasser, outrepasser, faire peu de cas de

Deutsch (German)
n. - Überführung
v. - überqueren, überwinden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανισόπεδη διάβαση, αερογέφυρα
v. - περνώ από πάνω ή διασταυρώνομαι, παραβλέπω, αγνοώ

Italiano (Italian)
viadotto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - passagem superior (em estradas)
v. - atravessar, cruzar, ultrapassar, exceder

Русский (Russian)
эстакада, виадук

Español (Spanish)
n. - viaducto, paso superior
v. tr. - atravesar, pasar al otro lado, salvar, infringir, transgredir

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förbiflygning, flygparad
v. - komma igenom, klara av, överskrida, överträffa, passera (över en gräns), förbigå

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
天桥, 陆桥, 越过, 忽略, 通过, 优于

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 天橋, 陸橋
v. tr. - 越過, 忽略, 通過, 優於

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고가도로, 육교
v. tr. - 넘다, 극복하다, 빠뜨리고 못보다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 高架道路, 陸橋
v. - 横切る, 通過する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جسر (فعل) يعبر, يتخطى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחלף, גשר או צומת עילי‬
v. tr. - ‮מחלף, צומת עילי, גשר, עבר מעל, לרוחב, או מעבר ל-, הגיע לסוף‬


 
 

 

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