flyover vs highway

flyover

noun
  • A high-level overpass built above main overpass lanes. 

  • A road or railway that passes over another, allowing routes to cross without interruption. 

  • A low-level flight, especially of military aircraft, of a ceremonial nature; a flypast (British). 

highway

noun
  • A road that is higher than the surrounding land and has drainage ditches at the sides 

  • A way; a path that leads to a certain destiny 

  • A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare. 

  • Any public road for vehicular traffic. 

  • Synonym of bus (“common connection for two or more circuits or components”) 

verb
  • To travel on a highway 

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