overpass Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
    flyover.

WordNet

O`ver*pass" transitive verb
Etymology
Cf. Surpass.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Overpassed ; present participle & verbal noun Overpassing
Definitions
  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" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To pass over, away, or off.

Webster 1913