overwalk
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A pedestrian bridge or elevated walkway that allows one to walk over a road, stream, or other obstacle, or between the upper stories of buildings.
noun
A walkway placed slightly above the ground in an ecologically vulnerable location so that pedestrians can walk through the area without causing damage.
verb
To walk past, especially without noticing.
verb
To walk excessively; to walk too far or too quickly.
Example Sentences
- "Ground was broken for a new Central Library Building in Birmingham, Alabama, to cost $8,300,000, including an overwalk connection to the existing building across the street."
- "I know in our own State, for example, our State transportation board addressed a pedestrian overwalk at one of our major intersections last week, in the hopes that there would be additional funding available and might be limited if it were in that category, but if it were in discretionary funding, obviously, something we could address."
- "A walking stick is in her right hand, and a second, which the woman conveniently keeps next to the fence overwalk, is seen just to the right."
- "At the next level, he bolted down another hallway and through an arch onto an overwalk connecting with the domed edifice."
- "On the ground level with us were four sets of tracks with overwalks and underwalks between them. Some of the overwalks led to a set of 4 overhead hanging train lines that curved into and out of the station."
- "Note safety handrails on overwalk across conveyor system."
Etymology
From over- + walk.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: over