bridge

bridge
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noun
1 structure across a river, road, etc.
ADJECTIVE
high, humpback (BrE), narrow
rail, railroad (AmE), railway (BrE), road
cantilever, pontoon, suspension, swing (BrE)

The soldiers built a pontoon bridge across the Euphrates.

rope, steel, stone, wooden
toll

Charges for the toll bridge are set to rise.

pedestrian (esp. BrE)
VERB + BRIDGE
build
destroy
wash away

Floods washed away several bridges.

cross

Cross the bridge and turn right into the town.

close
design
BRIDGE + VERB
cross sth, span sth

The new bridge will cross the river at this point.

connect sth, link sth
PREPOSITION
across a/the bridge, over a/the bridge

It was windy driving over the bridge.

under a/the bridge

The road goes under the old bridge.

bridge across, bridge over

a bridge over the river

2 card game
… OF BRIDGE
game, rubber

I enjoy a game of bridge occasionally.

VERB + BRIDGE
play
BRIDGE + NOUN
tournament
partner, player
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verb
Bridge is used with these nouns as the object: ↑chasm, ↑distance, ↑divide, ↑gap, ↑gulf, ↑river

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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