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Bridge   /brɪdʒ/   Listen
Bridge

noun
1.
A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc..  Synonym: span.
2.
A circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected.  Synonym: bridge circuit.
3.
Something resembling a bridge in form or function.
4.
The hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose.
5.
Any of various card games based on whist for four players.
6.
A wooden support that holds the strings up.
7.
A denture anchored to teeth on either side of missing teeth.  Synonym: bridgework.
8.
The link between two lenses; rests on the nose.  Synonym: nosepiece.
9.
An upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands.  Synonym: bridge deck.
verb
(past & past part. bridged; pres. part. bridging)
1.
Connect or reduce the distance between.  Synonym: bridge over.
2.
Make a bridge across.
3.
Cross over on a bridge.



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"Bridge" Quotes from Famous Books



... contemporary writer of Romance is occasionally in the habit of commencing his tales of Chivalry, by a description of a November afternoon falling leaves, tawny forests, gathering storms, and other autumnal phenomena; and two horsemen winding up the romantic road which leads from—from Richmond Bridge to the Star and Garter. The one rider is youthful, and has a blonde moustache. The cheek of the other has been browned by foreign suns; it is easy to see by the manner in which he bestrides his powerful charger that he has followed the profession of arms. He looks as if he had faced his ...
— The Newcomes • William Makepeace Thackeray
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... darling he was in his anxiety for his old friend! She looked at the freckles on the bridge of his little nose and longed to kiss them. This was without doubt the most wonderful day in Robin's life so far. She looked ahead and saw how many wonderful days for Robin! And over his fair hair she glanced at Dion, and she felt Dion's thought ...
— In the Wilderness • Robert Hichens
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... Peninsula, only land bridge between Africa and remainder of Eastern Hemisphere; controls Suez Canal, a sea link between Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea; size, and juxtaposition to Israel, establish its major role in Middle Eastern geopolitics; dependence on upstream neighbors; dominance of Nile basin issues; ...
— The 2008 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
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... We borrowed a boat from the monks, and impressed a hardy fisherman into our service. I supposed we had already seen the extent of the inlet, but on reaching its head a narrow side-channel disclosed itself, passing away under a quaint bridge and opening upon an inner lake of astonishing beauty. The rocks were disposed in every variety of grouping,—sometimes rising in even terraces, step above step, sometimes thrusting out a sheer wall ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 13, No. 79, May, 1864 • Various
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... eagerly, and, as the officer wheeled his horse, he once more saluted. Then as the travellers rode toward the bridge, the bondsman walked over and looked up at his crude likeness of ...
— Janice Meredith • Paul Leicester Ford
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