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overpass n [ˈəʊvəˌpɑːs] (Engineering / Civil Engineering) another name for flyover [1] vb [ˌəʊvəˈpɑːs] -passes, -passing, -passed, -past (tr) Now rare
1. to pass over, through, or across 2. to exceed 3. to get over 4. to ignore ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations n overpass [ˈəuvəpaːs] a bridge-like part of a road etc which passes over another road, a railway etc. oorpad, oorbrug, kruispad مَعْبَر قَوْسي للسَّيّارات надлез nadjezd overføring die Überführung ανισόπεδη διάβαση paso elevado viadukt پل هوایی ylikulkusilta pont autoroutier כְּבִיש עִילִי पार करना, आंख छिपाना, भूलना prijelaz felüljáró jalan layang brú yfir veg/járnbrautarteina cavalcavia 陸橋 육교, 과선교(跨線橋) viadukas ceļa pārvads; gaisa tilts laluan atas viaduct veiovergang, planfritt kryss wiadukt passagem elevada pasarelă путепровод;эстакада prechod, nadjazd nadvoz nadvožnjak planskild vägkorsning, vägbro, överfart สะพานข้ามที่อยู่เหนือถนนไฮเวย์ üst geçit 立體交叉,(美)天橋,陸橋 естакада پل vượt qua 立体交叉,(美)天桥,陆桥 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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If the federal government should overpass the just bounds of its authority and make a tyrannical use of its powers, the people, whose creature it is, must appeal to the standard they have formed, and take such measures to redress the injury done to the Constitution as the exigency may suggest and prudence justify. So that, O Sancho, in what we do we must not overpass the bounds which the Christian religion we profess has assigned to us. You'll not be surprised, Ellen, at my feeling particularly cheerless, seated in worse than solitude on that inhospitable hearth, and remembering that four miles distant lay my delightful home, containing the only people I loved on earth; and there might as well be the Atlantic to part us, instead of those four miles: I could not overpass them |
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