Definition of bridge

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Bridge (n.) A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a bridge wall..

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Pensioner :: Pensioner (n.) In the university of Cambridge, England, one who pays for his living in commons; -- corresponding to commoner at Oxford..
Precis :: Precis (n.) A concise or abridged statement or view; an abstract; a summary.
Butment :: Butment (n.) The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by which the end of a bridge without arches is supported..
Safe :: Safe (superl.) Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc..
Bridge :: Bridge (n.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.
Repass :: Repass (v. t.) To pass again; to pass or travel over in the opposite direction; to pass a second time; as, to repass a bridge or a river; to repass the sea..
Pontifice :: Pontifice (n.) Bridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge.
Viatecture :: Viatecture (n.) The art of making roads or ways for traveling, including the construction of bridges, canals, viaducts, etc..
Bridge :: Bridge (v. t.) To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river..
Dolly :: Dolly (n.) A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building..
Moderator :: Moderator (n.) In the University of Oxford, an examiner for moderations; at Cambridge, the superintendant of examinations for degrees; at Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts..
Bridge :: Bridge (v. t.) To open or make a passage, as by a bridge..
Turret :: Turret (n.) A movable building, of a square form, consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in approaching a fortified place, for carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and other necessaries..
Through :: Through (a.) Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of passage through; as, a through bridge..
Pontooning :: Pontooning (n.) The act, art, or process of constructing pontoon bridges..
Guy :: Guy (n.) A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar, or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the ground, where it is fastened..
Swayed :: Sway-bracing (n.) The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying..
Gyp :: Gyp (n.) A college servant; -- so called in Cambridge, England; at Oxford called a scout..
Strengthen :: Strengthen (v. t.) To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; as, to strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army; to strengthen an obligation; to strengthen authority..
Trestle :: Trestle (n.) A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen; also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the like..
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