In british terms the difference between flyover and overbridge
is that flyover is a road or railway that passes over another, allowing routes to cross without interruption while overbridge is a bridge that allows traffic to pass over a road, river, railway etc.
As nouns the difference between flyover and overbridge
is that flyover is a low-level flight, especially of military aircraft, of a ceremonial nature; a flypast British while overbridge is a bridge that allows traffic to pass over a road, river, railway etc.
flyover
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(US) A low-level flight, especially of military aircraft, of a ceremonial nature; a flypast (British)
(British) A road or railway that passes over another, allowing routes to cross without interruption.
(US) A high-level overpass built above main overpass lanes
Derived terms
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Anagrams
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overbridge
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(British) 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
