suspension bridge

noun

a bridge having a deck suspended from cables anchored at their extremities and usually raised on towers.

Origin of suspension bridge

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby suspension bridge

suspense, suspense account, suspenser, suspensible, suspension, suspension bridge, suspension point, suspension points, suspensive, suspensoid, suspensor

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Example sentences from the Web for suspension bridge

Here is the entrance to a suspension-bridge, which joins the remaining arches of the Ponte Rotto, and leads to the Trastevere.
Walks in Rome|Augustus J.C. Hare
Our drive took us along the eastern bank till we reached the suspension-bridge which spans the cliffs of the river.
Lands of the Slave and the Free|Henry A. Murray
I heard with consternation that such was about to be the case, and that a suspension-bridge is to replace it.
Barn and the Pyrenees|Louisa Stuart Costello
The solid bricks of the pavement suddenly trembled under her feet as though she were passing over a suspension-bridge.
The Price of Love|Arnold Bennett

The living chain stretched across the igaripé from tree to tree, and, curving slightly, hung like a suspension-bridge.
The Forest Exiles|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for suspension bridge

suspension bridge

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

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单词	suspension bridge
释义	suspension bridge noun a bridge having a deck suspended from cables anchored at their extremities and usually raised on towers. Origin of suspension bridge First recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby suspension bridge suspense, suspense account, suspenser, suspensible, suspension, suspension bridge, suspension point, suspension points, suspensive, suspensoid, suspensor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for suspension bridge Here is the entrance to a suspension-bridge, which joins the remaining arches of the Ponte Rotto, and leads to the Trastevere. Walks in Rome\|Augustus J.C. Hare Our drive took us along the eastern bank till we reached the suspension-bridge which spans the cliffs of the river. Lands of the Slave and the Free\|Henry A. Murray I heard with consternation that such was about to be the case, and that a suspension-bridge is to replace it. Barn and the Pyrenees\|Louisa Stuart Costello The solid bricks of the pavement suddenly trembled under her feet as though she were passing over a suspension-bridge. The Price of Love\|Arnold Bennett The living chain stretched across the igaripé from tree to tree, and, curving slightly, hung like a suspension-bridge. The Forest Exiles\|Mayne Reid British Dictionary definitions for suspension bridge suspension bridge 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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