Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A bridge which carries a highway or foot-walk over another artificial line of travel, as a railway: in distinction from a crossing of the two ways at grade.

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Examples

  • Media reports suggest that the collision was so severe that the roof and the sides of one of the compartments mounted the over-bridge across the tracks in the station.

    Will Indian Trains Ever Be Safe? Ashish K. Mishra 2010

  • Media reports suggest that the collision was so severe that the roof and the sides of one of the compartments mounted the over-bridge across the tracks in the station.

    Will Indian Trains Ever Be Safe? 2010

  • The Maoists attempted to blow up the Manihari road over-bridge, using 'milk-can bombs', in a bid to disrupt the transport link between the target of the attack and the district headquarters at Sitamarhi.

    The Enduring Shock Abhay N 2007

  • As the escalator only worked one way upwards, we used to keep going up using the escalator, running down the stairs on the other side and running round the over-bridge to go up again.

    Chowpatty Abodh 2006

  • As the escalator only worked one way upwards, we used to keep going up using the escalator, running down the stairs on the other side and running round the over-bridge to go up again.

    Archive 2006-04-01 Abodh 2006

  • Railways would construct more under-passes, limited height sub-ways besides ROB/RUBs. "it is observed that people do not use foot over-bridge and walk along or cross the track, resulting in loss of lives", she added.

    - Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community Pallab Ghosh 2010

  • The comment won loud applaud from hundreds of people in a small pandal prepared near the end of the newly inaugurated over-bridge in the Ghodasar area.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • The comment won loud applaud from hundreds of people in a small pandal prepared near the end of the newly inaugurated over-bridge in the Ghodasar area.

    Daily News & Analysis 2010

  • "It is regrettable that the Royapuram station does not have a foot over-bridge since its inception," said S. Jayachandran, convenor, North Chennai Peoples 'Rights Federation.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • "It is regrettable that the Royapuram station does not have a foot over-bridge since its inception," said S. Jayachandran, convenor, North Chennai Peoples 'Rights Federation.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

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