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How to pronounce overpass in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms flyover
Type of bridge, span

Examples of overpass

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Earlier this month, a woman was shot and found near the overpass by Florin Road.
From the sacbee.com
This overpass is extremely outdated and narrow, acting as a gigantic bottleneck.
From the ocregister.com
Right now, home was a blue-tarp shanty near the 787 overpass, down by the river.
From the timesunion.com
Mr. Layne fled and jumped from an overpass onto I-279, where he was apprehended.
From the post-gazette.com
Residents can walk to the beach, crossing South Atlantic Avenue via an overpass.
From the news-journalonline.com
A fiery tanker crash last summer toppled half of the 9 Mile overpass above I-75.
From the freep.com
It focused on speeding on eastbound Interstate 70 near the T.R. Hughes overpass.
From the stltoday.com
Gianni's only son Edoardo committed suicide by jumping from an overpass in 2000.
From the time.com
They hit the pillars of a street overpass, which then collapsed onto the tracks.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • Bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
  • 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. ...
  • A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc; To pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road; To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal; To disregard, skip, or miss something
  • A term sometimes used for wildlife overcrossings. See Crossing Structure (Wildlife), Overcrossing.
  • A grade separation where the subject highway passes over an intersecting highway or railroad.
  • A separation of grades in which elevated traffic structures are overpasses and lowered ones are underpasses. See also grade separation
  • An overpass is a bridge over a freeway.
  • The uppermost feature in a grade separated crossing
  • A ball that is passed across the net usually on the first contact.