noun
a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends (Freq. 1)
• Instance Hyponyms:
↑Angostura Bridge, ↑Benjamin Franklin Bridge, ↑Bosporus Bridge, ↑Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, ↑Brooklyn Bridge, ↑Delaware Memorial Bridge, ↑George Washington Bridge, ↑Golden Gate Bridge, ↑Humber Bridge, ↑Kammon Strait Bridge, ↑Mackinac Bridge, ↑Pierre Laporte Bridge, ↑Ponte 25 de Abril, ↑Tacoma Narrows Bridge, ↑Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, ↑Walt Whitman Bridge
• Part Meronyms: ↑cable
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noun, pl ⋯ bridges [count]
: a bridge that is hung from two or more cables that are held up by towers
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a bridge that hangs from steel cables that are supported by towers at each end
Useful english dictionary. 2012.