noun
overpass
OH-vuh-pas
noun
1
A bridge that carries one road or path over another.
"Traffic backs up every morning near the highway overpass."
verb
1
To go beyond or exceed a limit.
"His ambitions began to overpass what the small firm could offer him."
How to Use Overpass
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishMost commonly a road bridge crossing over another road or railway.
UK vs US
American English favours "overpass"; British English typically says "flyover" for the same structure.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
highway overpass
pedestrian overpass
Word Forms
overpassed past tense, overpasses plural, overpasses singular
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Etymology
Built from over- + pass, ultimately from Latin passus ("step, pace").