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bridge
verbs
build a bridge
( also erect a bridge formal )
• Finally a new bridge was erected over the road.
cross a bridge
• An estimated 150,000 cars cross the bridge each day.
a bridge crosses something
• A pretty stone bridge crosses the little river.
a bridge spans something
(= crosses a wide area )
• By 1875 a railroad bridge spanned the Missouri.
a bridge links something to/with something
• There's a road bridge linking the site with Stockton town centre.
types of bridge
a stone/wooden/iron bridge
• The iron bridge was built in 1811.
a railway bridge
British English , a railroad bridge American English (= for trains )
• Go under the railway bridge and turn right.
a road bridge
(= for cars )
• The government plans to construct a new road bridge to the island.
a suspension bridge
(= one that hangs from strong steel ropes )
• A famous suspension bridge spans the estuary.
a swing bridge
British English (= one that can be pulled up for ships to go under )
a toll bridge
(= one that you pay to go across )
a humpback bridge
British English (= a short bridge with a steep slope at each side )
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noun structure across a river, road, etc. ADJ. high, humpback, narrow | railway, road | Bailey, cantilever, pontoon, suspension | toll VERB + BRIDGE build, erect | destroy | wash away Floods washed away several bridges. | cross Cross the bridge and turn right into the town. BRIDGE + VERB cross sth, span sth The new bridge will cross the Thames at this point. | link sth PREP. across over a/the ~ driving over a humpback bridge | under a/the ~ The road goes under the old railway bridge. | ~ across, over a bridge over the river card game QUANT. game, rubber I enjoy a game of bridge occasionally. VERB + BRIDGE play BRIDGE + NOUN tournament | partner, player
Oxford Collocations Dictionary