overpass, flyover
(noun) bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
Source: WordNet® 3.1
overpass (plural overpasses) (US)
A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.
• flyover (UK)
underpass (US&UK)
subway (UK)
overpass (third-person singular simple present overpasses, present participle overpassing, simple past and past participle overpassed)
To pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road.
(transitive) To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal.
(transitive) To disregard, skip, or miss something.
• (to pass above): pass over, transpass
• (to exceed a limit): overgo, surpass, transgress; see also transcend
• (to disregard): misregard, miss, overlook, take no notice of; see also ignore or fail to notice
• Passover, pass over
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*pass", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overpassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Overpassing.] Etym: [Cf. Surpass.]
1. To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits.
2. To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to disregard. All the beauties of the East He slightly viewed and slightly overpassed. Milton.
3. To surpass; to excel. [R.] R. Browning.
O`ver*pass", v. i.
Definition: To pass over, away, or off.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 November 2024
(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
