viaduct

Noun

Meaning

A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

arch avenue causeway pier aqueduct boulevard skyway course cobblestone road bridge concrete crossing tunnel span
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Antonyms

headland back street backstreet pedestrian crossing backroad back road
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Hypernyms

bridge span

Related terms

aqueduct

Examples

A Blackpool tram killed one of the main characters in 1989 and the most recent faked accident involved a tram (modelled on the Manchester Metrolink ) careering off a viaduct into the set in 2009. Source: Internet

A ScotRail statement said: “A specialist team has been deployed to carry out initial inspections on some of the viaduct but due to the high level and fast flowing of the water some areas are unable to be inspected. Source: Internet

An original bend in the river can be traced by observing the angles of two of the arches of the railway viaduct alongside UMIST. Source: Internet

Approximately convert of convert of the U-Bahn is underground; most is on embankments or viaduct or at ground level. Source: Internet

As a consequence, work was carried out to divert the DLR between City Mill River and the River Lea on to a new viaduct further south. Source: Internet

Both government and private sectors are working on its restoration. citation President Ricardo Martinelli built an extension to the Cinta Costera maritime highway viaduct in 2014 named "Cinta Costera 3" around the Casco Antiguo. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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