different between flyover vs overbridge

English

Alternative forms

• fly-over

Etymology

From fly + over.

Noun

flyover (plural flyovers)

1. (US) A low-level flight, especially of military aircraft, of a ceremonial nature; a flypast (British).
2. (Britain) A road or railway that passes over another, allowing routes to cross without interruption.

   Synonym: overpass

   Antonyms: underpass, flyunder

3. (US) A high-level overpass built above main overpass lanes.

Derived terms

• flyover country
• flyover state

Translations

Anagrams

• overfly

English

Etymology

over- +? bridge

Noun

overbridge (plural overbridges)

1. (Britain) A bridge that allows traffic to pass over a road, river, railway etc.

Usage notes

Where a bridge takes one form of transport over another it is both an overbridge and an underbridge, depending on the reference level. For example, where a road passes above a railway, the bridge is an overbridge from the point of view of the railway and an underbridge from the point of view of the road.

See also

• underbridge
• overpass

Verb

overbridge (third-person singular simple present overbridges, present participle overbridging, simple past and past participle overbridged)

1. (transitive) To form a bridge over; to overarch.