'overpass' definitions:
Definition of 'overpass'
(from WordNet)
noun
Bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels [syn: overpass, flyover]
Definition of 'overpass'
From: GCIDE
- flyover \flyover\ n.
- 1. the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; called in the United States an overpass; as, an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England. [Brit.]
- Syn: overpass, flypast. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. a low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground.
- Syn: flypast. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'overpass'
From: GCIDE
- flypast \fly"past\ (fl[imac]"p[a^]st), n.
- 1. the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; same as flyover; called in the United States an overpass. [Brit.]
- Syn: overpass, flyover. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. a low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground.
- Syn: flyover. [WordNet 1.5]
Synonyms of 'overpass'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- access,
- aisle,
- alley,
- ambulatory,
- aperture,
- arcade,
- artery,
- avenue,
- bascule bridge,
- bateau bridge,
- best,
- better,
- Bifrost,
- blink at,
- bridge,
- cantilever bridge,
- cap,
- carrefour,
- catwalk,
- channel,
- cloister,
- cloverleaf,
- colonnade,
- communication,
- conduit,
- connection,
- corridor,
- course,
- cover,
- covered way,
- crossing,
- crosspoint,
- crossroad,
- crosswalk,
- crossway,
- defile,
- discount,
- disregard,
- distance,
- do,
- drawbridge,
- exaggerate,
- exaggeration,
- exceed,
- excel,
- excess,
- exit,
- fail,
- ferry,
- floating bridge,
- flyover,
- footbridge,
- ford,
- forget,
- gallery,
- gangboard,
- gangplank,
- gangway,
- get ahead of,
- go beyond,
- go one better,
- go over,
- grade crossing,
- hold the field,
- ignore,
- improve on,
- inlet,
- interchange,
- intercrossing,
- intersection,
- inundation,
- junction,
- lane,
- leave behind,
- level crossing,
- lift bridge,
- measure,
- omit,
- opening,
- outdistance,
- outlet,
- outweigh,
- overbalance,
- overbear,
- overbridge,
- overcome,
- overcrossing,
- overdo,
- overflowing,
- overgo,
- overgrowth,
- overjump,
- overleap,
- overlook,
- overreach,
- overrun,
- overrunning,
- overshoot,
- overshoot the field,
- overshoot the mark,
- overspreading,
- overstep,
- overstride,
- overtop,
- pass,
- pass over,
- pass through,
- passage,
- passageway,
- patrol,
- perambulate,
- peregrinate,
- pererrate,
- perfect,
- ply,
- pontoon bridge,
- portico,
- predominate,
- preponderate,
- prevail,
- railroad tunnel,
- range,
- range over,
- reconnoiter,
- rope bridge,
- rotary,
- scour,
- scour the country,
- scout,
- shoot ahead of,
- span,
- steal a march,
- stepping-stone,
- stepstone,
- superabound,
- superiority,
- surpass,
- surplus,
- suspension bridge,
- sweep,
- swing bridge,
- toll bridge,
- top,
- tower above,
- tower over,
- track,
- traffic circle,
- traject,
- trajet,
- transcend,
- transit,
- travel over,
- travel through,
- traverse,
- trump,
- tunnel,
- undercrossing,
- underpass,
- viaduct,
- voyage