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OVERCROSSING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bridge designed for pedestrians
Synonyms:
footbridge; overcrossing; pedestrian bridge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("overcrossing" is a kind of...):
bridge; span (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "overcrossing"):
gangboard; gangplank; gangway (a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside)
jet bridge (an extendible bridge for loading passengers onto large commercial airplanes; provides protected access to the plane from the gate)
