bridge
[brɪdʒ]
Definition:
1. A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
2. A thing that provides a connection or contact between two different things.
'bridge' example sentence:
- Think carefully before you resign ─ you don't want to burn your bridges.
- It was the world's longest bridge.
- The bridge is reinforced with huge steel girders.
- That bridge is too weak for heavy traffic.
- Work on the bridge will recommence next month.
- The bridge is liable to collapse at any moment.
- Repairs are necessary to strengthen the bridge.
- The bridge was taken down piece by piece.
- The bridge collapsed without (any) warning.
- The water sloshed around the bridge.
- A small wooden bridge straddled the dike.
- I traversed the narrow pedestrian bridge.
- Fork right after the bridge.
- The central portion of the bridge collapsed.
- I skirted around the field and crossed the bridge.
- We crossed the bridge over the river Windrush.
- There's a bridge a mile down the river from here.
- The bridge crosses the river in a single span.
- The supports under the bridge were starting to bend.
- The island is joined to the mainland by a bridge.
- Bus services will be disrupted tomorrow because of the bridge closure.
- The guerrillas ambushed them near the bridge.
- The new bridge has been finished two years ahead of schedule.
- A road bridge has to carry a lot of traffic.
- The bridge is still not paying its way.
- The bridge will remain closed until essential repair work has been carried out.
- The bridge was destroyed so we couldn't get across the river.
- Where's the nearest bridge across the river?
- The bridge was opened by the Queen.
- We'll head them off at the bridge!
- Only light vehicles are allowed over the old bridge.
- A train trundled across the bridge.
- The bomber scored a direct hit on the bridge.
- The road forks right after the bridge.
- When was the bridge constructed?
- The bus hit the bridge.
- People streamed across the bridge.
- The bridge collapsed without warning.
- The bridge is a triumph of modern engineering.
- Work on the new bridge is due to begin in September.
- The work of building the bridge took six months.
- Cultural exchanges are a way of building bridges between countries.
- I declare this bridge open.
- A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed.