suspension bridge
Word forms: plural suspension bridges
countable noun
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that is supported from above by cables.
suspension bridge in British English
noun
a bridge that has a deck suspended by cables or rods from other cables or chains that hang between two towers and are anchored at both ends
suspension bridge in American English
a bridge suspended from chains or cables which are anchored at either end and supportedby towers at regular intervals
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British English: suspension bridge /səsˈpɛnʃən brɪdʒ/ NOUN
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that is supported from above by cables.
- American English: suspension bridge
- Arabic: جِسْرٌ مُعَلَّق
- Brazilian Portuguese: ponte pênsil
- Chinese: 吊桥
- Croatian: viseći most
- Czech: visutý most
- Danish: hængebro
- Dutch: hangbrug
- European Spanish: puente colgante
- Finnish: riippusilta
- French: pont suspendu
- German: Hängebrücke
- Greek: κρεμαστή γέφυρα
- Italian: ponte sospeso
- Japanese: 吊橋
- Korean: 현수교
- Norwegian: hengebro
- Polish: most wiszący
- European Portuguese: ponte suspensa
- Romanian: pod suspendat
- Russian: висячий мост
- Latin American Spanish: puente colgante
- Swedish: hängbro
- Thai: สะพานแขวน
- Turkish: asma köprü
- Ukrainian: підвісний міст
- Vietnamese: cầu treo
Chinese translation of 'suspension bridge'
suspension bridge
n (c)
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吊桥(橋)
(diàoqiáo) (座, zuò)