Phrase Hound found 303 phrases and 200 compound words that contain bridge. The most common are listed below. Open bridge in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 303
- bridge the gapTo serve as or create a connection between disconnected or disparate things.
- land bridgeAn isthmus or other land connection between landmasses, chiefly one which existed during prehistoric times, by which it is theorized that animals and plants were able to spread from one landmass to another.
- suspension bridgeA bridge whose deck or roadway is suspended from wire ropes (cables) or (for some pedestrian bridges) fibrous rope.
- Golden Gate BridgeA 1.7-mile-long suspension bridge linking Marin County, California, to San Francisco, California.
- jet bridgeAn elevated, usually enclosed, corridor connecting an airport to an aeroplane for embarking and disembarking crew and passengers.
- contract bridgeA card game in which four players, forming two partnerships, first bid then play by taking tricks.
- rainbow bridgeThe road between the realm of the gods and the realm of men in Heathenry which appears in the form of a rainbow; Bifrost.
- Bridge EndAlternative spelling of Bridgend, Co. Donegal, Ireland.
- bridge loanA sum of money loaned or borrowed for a short period of time in order to cover expenses until new expected funds become available.
- Great BridgeAn area of Tipton, Sandwell borough, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9892).
- toll bridgeA bridge at which a toll is charged for passage.
- chain bridgeA suspension bridge suspended on chains.
- covered bridgeA bridge with a (usually wooden) house-like structure covering it, to protect it from the elements.
- green bridgeA vegetation covered bridge over a motorway or railway that allows wildlife to safely cross over; a wildlife bridge.
- swing bridgeA movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its centre of gravity, about which the turning span can then pivot horizontally.
- water under the bridgeSomething in the past that cannot be controlled or undone, but must be accepted, forgiven, or forgotten.
- arch bridgeA bridge with abutments at each end shaped as an arch.
- ice bridgeAn ice control structure on a river, to control flowing river ice, that spans the breadth of the river, and may have a traversable roadway on top.
- over bridgeAlternative form of overbridge: A bridge that allows traffic to pass over a road, river, railway etc.
- Adam's BridgeA chain of shoals that connects India and Sri Lanka.
- pontoon bridgeA temporary bridge built over floating pontoons.
- bridge wireAlternative spelling of bridgewire (“pyrotechnic component”).
- Oresund BridgeA road–rail bridge across Oresund between Sweden and Denmark.
- Bridge CreekA locality in the Rural City of Benalla and the Shire of Mansfield, north eastern Victoria, Australia.
- Central BridgeA hamlet and census-designated place in the towns of Schoharie and Esperance, Schoharie County, New York, United States, the birthplace of George Westinghouse.
Compound words 200
- BridgetownThe capital city of Barbados in Saint Michael parish.
- footbridgeA bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians.
- BridgewaterA surname.
- bridgeheadAn area around the end of a bridge.
- bridgerOne who builds bridges
- RedbridgeA suburban area in the borough of Redbridge, Greater London, England, originally in Essex (OS grid ref TQ4288).
- BridgemanA surname.
- StourbridgeA large town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, West Midlands, England.
- northbridgeA microchip connected directly to the CPU (unlike the southbridge) and thus responsible for tasks that require the highest performance.
- BanbridgeA town in County Down, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J 1246).