bridge

bridge
A structure, formerly constructed of wood, iron, brick, or stone, but, in modern times, usually built of concrete and steel, which carries pedestrians, vehicles, or both, over a river, creek, or smaller stream of water, a bay, a lake, arm of the sea, a valley, a railroad, even a highway; false work made by a dentist and anchored to sound teeth; a connection, as in the words of the late President Franklin D. Roosevelt, "a bridge of ships between the United States and the United Kingdom."

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  • Bridge — (br[i^]j), n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. br[ u]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[=u] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge, pavement, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bridge — (engl. für „Brücke“) bezeichnet: Bridge (Kartenspiel), Denksport mit weltweiter Verbreitung Bridge (Netzwerk), verbindet Segmente von Computernetzen Adobe Bridge, eine Dateiverwaltungssoftware Bridge (Piercing), ein die Hautfalte am Nasenrücken… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Bridge — 〈[ brı̣dʒ] n.; s; unz.; Kart.〉 aus dem Whist entstandenes Kartenspiel zu viert mit frz. Karten [zu engl. bridge „Brücke“] * * * Bridge [brɪt̮ʃ, auch: brɪd̮ʒ ], das; [engl. bridge, H. u.]: aus dem Whist hervorgegangenes Kartenspiel für vier… …   Universal-Lexikon

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  • Bridge Pā — is a rural Māori settlement and surrounding area in Hawke s Bay, New Zealand, located approximately 10 kilometres inland from Hastings. The pā itself comprises approximately 70 households, a school, a Mormon Church, two marae (Korangata Marae and …   Wikipedia

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  • Bridge — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Bridge es un anglicismo (en español: puente) que puede significar: Adobe Bridge, programa informático organizador de Adobe Systems. Bridge, juego de cartas. Bridge, patrón de diseño. Bridge Carson, personaje fictício …   Wikipedia Español

  • bridge — bridge1 [brij] n. [ME brigge < OE brycge < IE base * bhrū, log, beam, hence wooden causeway] 1. a structure built over a river, railroad, highway, etc. to provide a way across for vehicles or pedestrians 2. a thing that provides connection …   English World dictionary

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  • Bridge — (br[i^]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bridged} (br[i^]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bridging}.] 1. To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river. [1913 Webster] Their simple engineering bridged with felled trees the streams which could not be… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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