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OVERCROSSING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overcrossing mean? 

OVERCROSSING (noun)
  The noun OVERCROSSING has 1 sense:

1. a bridge designed for pedestriansplay

  Familiarity information: OVERCROSSING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OVERCROSSING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A bridge designed for pedestrians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

footbridge; overcrossing; pedestrian bridge

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)


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