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1[countable] a structure that is built over a road, railroad, river, etc. so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other We crossed the bridge over the Ohio river. see land bridge, suspension bridge, swing bridge
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connection - 2[countable] a thing that provides a connection or contact between two different things The book serves as a bridge between ancient wisdom and modern science. Cultural exchanges are a way of building bridges between countries.
- 3[countable, usually singular] the bridge the part of a ship where the captain and other officers stand when they are controlling and steering the ship Who was on the bridge when the collision took place? card game
- 4[uncountable] a card game for two pairs of players who have to predict how many cards they will win. They score points if they succeed in winning that number of cards and lose points if they fail. see contract bridge of nose
- 5the bridge of someone's nose [singular] the hard part at the top of the nose, between the eyes of glasses
- 6[countable] the part of a pair of glasses that rests on your nose of guitar/violin
- 7[countable] a small piece of wood on a guitar, violin, etc. over which the strings are stretched
- 8[countable] a false tooth or false teeth, held permanently in place by being fastened to natural teeth on either side Idioms
over road/river
to do something that makes it impossible to return to the previous situation later Think carefully before you resign—you don't want to burn your bridges.
to worry about a problem when it actually happens and not before
used to say that something happened in the past and is now forgotten or no longer important
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