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Bailey bridge|ˈbeɪlɪ|
[f. name of Donald (later Sir D.) Coleman Bailey (1901–85), English engineer, its designer.]
A bridge of lattice steel designed for rapid assembly from prefabricated standard parts, used esp. in military operations. Also B. bridging and ellipt.
1944Hutchinson's Pict. Hist. War Apr.-Sept. 269 The story of the development of the Bailey bridging equipment..has been revealed. 1944Times 14 Dec. 3/3 A Bailey bridge more than 1,000 ft. long has been built over the Chindwin near Kalewa. 1945Finito! Po Valley Campaign 7 The stuff for Bailey Bridges. Ibid. 23 Engineers toiled ceaselessly to span the river with Baileys. 1956W. Slim Defeat into Victory xvi. 366 On the 10th December [1944] our engineers completed a floating Bailey bridge over the Chindwin. Its length was 1,154 feet, then the longest Bailey bridge in the world. |