underpasses

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plural of underpass
as in overpasses

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  1. interchanges
  2. intersections
Noun
  • Other work has included refurbishing the pedestrian overpass between the 10th Avenue and Franklin Road interchanges, adding a sound wall along Hannibal Street and installing a traffic signal at the westbound ramps at the Centennial interchange.
    — Rose Evans June 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 June 2026
Definition of interchanges
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  • Traffic lights were out at about 80 intersections, so city workers were using generators and placing stop signs at those intersections, the statement said.
    — Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Bringing together experts from power and energy, communications, computing, robotics, biomedical engineering, and many other domains to address real-world problems, these interdisciplinary intersections are where breakthroughs emerge.
    — Mary Ellen Randall, IEEE Spectrum, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of intersections
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“Underpasses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underpasses. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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