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单词 chain-bridge
释义

chain-bridgen.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: chain n., bridge n.1
Etymology: < chain n. + bridge n.1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈchain-ˌbridge.
A suspension-bridge supported by chains or jointed rods of wrought iron, which hang in a curve between two elevated points of support.
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society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > suspension bridge
suspended bridge1796
hanging bridge1815
wire bridge1816
chain-bridge1818
bridge of suspension1821
suspension-bridge1821
jhula1830
tension-bridge1877
1818 J. Anderson (title) A Design for a Chain bridge to be thrown over the Firth of Forth at Queensferry.
1836 Penny Cycl. V. 413/1 The Menai or Beaumaris Chain Bridge.
1846 G. N. Wright Cream Sci. Knowl. 60 Suspension or chain-bridges are employed, supported by tension-rods hung from continuous suspension chains fastened into highly elevated piers built on either bank.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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