Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A passage, roadway, or bridge that crosses above another roadway or thoroughfare.
- transitive verb To pass over or across; traverse.
- transitive verb To go beyond; surpass.
- transitive verb To go over (a limit or boundary); transgress.
- transitive verb To overlook or disregard.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To pass over; cross.
- To pass by; pass by without notice or regard; omit to notice or include; overlook.
- To pass through; pass; spend.
- To surpass.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb To pass over, away, or off.
- noun A road or other pathway which passes over another road, railroad, or other path.
- transitive verb To go over or beyond; to cross
- transitive verb To pass above; -- of roadways and other paths.
- transitive verb To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to disregard.
- transitive verb rare To surpass; to excel.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A section of a
road orpath thatcrosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc. - verb To
pass above something, as whenflying or moving on a higher road. - verb transitive To
exceed ,overstep , ortranscend alimit ,threshold , orgoal . - verb transitive To
disregard ,skip , ormiss something.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
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Examples
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This time, I photographed the overpass from the western side (my first set of photos were taken from the eastern side).
"The courage of the coward— greater than all others." greygirlbeast 2010
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This time, I photographed the overpass from the western side (my first set of photos were taken from the eastern side).
"The courage of the coward— greater than all others." greygirlbeast 2010
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Liberty Street overpass is currently being repaired.
Keep that NJT $$$ coming! Dan 2007
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Liberty Street overpass is currently being repaired.
Archive 2007-07-01 Dan 2007
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Also, the overpass is not at the end or beginning of a road so you have to walk a hundred meters to get to them and then walk back.
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Also, the overpass is not at the end or beginning of a road so you have to walk a hundred meters to get to them and then walk back.
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Also, the overpass is not at the end or beginning of a road so you have to walk a hundred meters to get to them and then walk back.
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Also, the overpass is not at the end or beginning of a road so you have to walk a hundred meters to get to them and then walk back.
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Also, the overpass is not at the end or beginning of a road so you have to walk a hundred meters to get to them and then walk back.
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Also, the overpass is not at the end or beginning of a road so you have to walk a hundred meters to get to them and then walk back.
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