passed/went under the bridge

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navi tasan

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1-The boat went undert the bridge.

Can't this sentence mean two things:
a-The boat went there and stopped.
b-The boat passed under the bridge. (It went through the space under the bridge... so to speak.)

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1-The boat went undert the bridge.

Can't this sentence mean two things:
a-The boat went there and stopped.
b-The boat passed under the bridge. (It went through the space under the bridge... so to speak.)

Gratefully,
Navi.

The most likely meaning is "b".
 

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B) is more likely. It could be a), though as this is less usual, the speaker might add some more information to make this clear if it were the case.
 
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