underpass

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ pass

Noun

underpass (plural underpasses)

1. A passage that crosses a road, railroad or similar obstacle in a tunnel underneath it.

   Synonyms: (UK) subway, flyunder

   • 1980, “Underpass”, in Metamatic, performed by John Foxx:

     Underpass / Underpass / Over all the bridges / Echoes in rows / Talking at the same time / Click click drone

   • 1986, “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out”, in The Queen Is Dead, performed by The Smiths:

     And in the darkened underpass / I thought oh God, my chance has come at last / But then a strange fear gripped me and I just couldn't ask

Related terms

• flyover
• overpass

Translations

passage

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 地下通道 (zh) (dìxià tōngdào)

• Estonian: jalakäijate tunnel
• Finnish: alikulkutunneli, alikäytävä (fi), alikulku (fi)
• French: passage souterrain (fr) m
• German: Unterführung (de) f
• Hungarian: aluljáró (hu)
• Italian: sottopassaggio (it)
• Japanese: 地下道 (ja) (ちかどう, chikadō)
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• Korean: 토끼굴 (tokkigul), 지하도 (ko) (jihado)
• Persian: زیرگذر (fa) (zir-gozar)
• Portuguese: passagem subterrânea f
• Russian: подзе́мный (podzémnyj) перехо́д (perexód) (podzémnyj perexód) m, подзе́мный (podzémnyj) ход (xod) (podzémnyj xod) m
• Scottish Gaelic: fo-rathad m, fo-shlighe f
• Serbo-Croatian: podvožnjak (sh) m, подвожњак m
• Spanish: paso inferior m
• Swedish: undergång (sv)
• Tagalog: daan-silong