overpass

C2+ Topic:Transportation

US /ˈoʊvɚˌpæs/ UK /ˈəʊvəˌpɑːs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
a bridge carrying one road or path over another

Traffic crawled beneath the crumbling overpass.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a bridge carrying one road... flyoverviaduct bridgeoverbridge

Opposites

underpass

Word family

Related forms passoverpassing

Etymology

From over- ('above, across') plus pass, from Latin passus ('step, pace'), via Old French passer ('to pass'). The civil-engineering noun denotes a road crossing above another.

passāre Latin passus Latin

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Topics

Transportation

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# overpass

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈoʊvɚˌpæs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊvəˌpɑːs/

## Meanings
1. a bridge carrying one road or path over another

## Examples
- Traffic crawled beneath the crumbling overpass.

## Synonyms
- flyover
- viaduct
- bridge
- overbridge

## Antonyms
- underpass

## Related Forms
- pass
- overpassing

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: passāre
- Root: passus

## Etymology
From over- ('above, across') plus pass, from Latin passus ('step, pace'), via Old French passer ('to pass'). The civil-engineering noun denotes a road crossing above another.

## AI Etymology
Overpass comes from over- ('above, across') plus pass, from Latin passus ('step, pace'), via Old French passer ('to pass'). The civil-engineering noun denotes a road crossing above another. The etymological trail includes Latin passāre and Latin passus. As a noun, overpass means a bridge carrying one road or path over another. The same family is visible in related forms such as pass and overpassing.

## Topics
- Transportation

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