Unterführung

underpass

noun UN-ter-fue-rung Rare

Also means

subway (pedestrian tunnel)

Usage Note

Unterführung is a tunnel or passage carrying pedestrians, cyclists, or a road beneath a railway line, motorway, or waterway. German cities have many Fußgängerunterführungen for safe road crossing.

Examples

"Nimm die Unterführung unter den Gleisen, dann bist du auf der anderen Seite."

Natural Translation

Take the underpass under the tracks and you'll be on the other side.

Literal Translation

Take the underpass under the tracks, then you are on the other side.

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