An ecoduct was installed above the road to help wildlife cross safely.
Source: wiktionary
Ecoduct
//ˈiːkəʊdʌkt//
Synonyms for "ecoduct"
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
1 entriescoordinate
2 entriesrelated to
4 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 9 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 生態廊道 /生态廊道 noun (type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel)
Dutch
2 entries- ecoduct noun (type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel)
- wildwissel noun (type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel)
Estonian
1 entries- ökodukt noun (type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel)
Finnish
2 entries- vihersilta noun (type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel)
- vihertunneli noun (type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel)
French
1 entries- écoduc noun (type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel)
Italian
1 entries- ecodotto noun (type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel)
Polish
1 entries- zielony most noun (type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel)
Portuguese
1 entries- ecoduto noun (type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel)
Swedish
2 entries- ekodukt noun (type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel)
- viltpassage noun (type of wildlife crossing in the form of a bridge or tunnel)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
Several measures can be taken to influence the circumstance for the badger in a positive way. Apart from protection and restoration of potential habitats, important measures are: restoration or development of dispersal corridors (woodlots, hedgerows), construction of tunnels or ecoducts for crossing roads, reduction of speed limits, and closure of roads for traffic at night.
Source: wiktionary
[S]pecies preferred a particular type of passage: fox and rabbit used the pipes more than the culverts and roe deer, hare and red squirrel were only observed on the ecoduct; […] It appears that an ecoduct with a variety of habitat-types is better for a broader range of species. Design of an ecoduct is important and so is the context, […]
Source: wiktionary
A large budget was reserved for purchasing ground, developing new natural areas, and for making "ecoducts" (wildlife bridges or tunnels) under/over main highways that dissected natural areas.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 5 available sentences.
Keep exploring
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.