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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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"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.
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"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.
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