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Passover vs Overpass - What's the difference?

passover | overpass |

Overpass is a anagram of passover.



As a proper noun Passover

is the eight-day Jewish festival of Pesach, commemorating the biblical story of Exodus, during which the first-born sons of the Israelites were passed over while those of the Egyptians were killed.

As a noun overpass is

a section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.

As a verb overpass is

to pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road.

passover

English

(passover)

Proper noun

(s)
  • The eight-day Jewish festival of Pesach, commemorating the biblical story of Exodus, during which the first-born sons of the Israelites were passed over while those of the Egyptians were killed.
  • The Christian holy day generally falling on the first day of the Jewish Passover.

    • See also

    * Paschal, paschal * Quartodeciman * Quartodecimanism * seder

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    overpass

    English

    Noun

    (es)
  • A section of a road or path that es over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.
    • The homeless man had built a little shelter, complete with cook-stove, beneath a concrete overpass .

    Synonyms

    flyover (UK)

    Antonyms

    underpass (US&UK) subway (UK)

    See also

    * underpass * overbridge

    Verb

    (es)
  • To pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road.
    • Gillian watched the overpassing shoppers on the second floor of the mall, as she relaxed in the bench on the ground floor.
  • To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal.
    • (Robert Browning)
    Marshall was really overpassing his authority when he ordered the security guards to fire their tasers at the trespassers.
    The precocious student had really overpassed her peers, and was reading books written for children several years older.
  • To disregard, skip, or miss something.
    • "Don't overpass those cheeses; they're really quite excellent!" gushed Terry, pointing to the buffet table.
  • * Milton
    • All the beauties of the East / He slightly viewed and slightly overpassed .

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