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单词 Bailey bridge
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Bailey bridge

/ˈbeɪli brɪdʒ /
noun
A temporary bridge of lattice steel designed for rapid assembly from prefabricated standard parts, used especially in military operations.Although WW II saw the introduction of the Bailey bridge and mechanized bridgelayers for shorter spans, an invading army once more crossed the Rhine on pontoon bridges in 1945....
  • The iron bridge survived until 1991, when it was declared unsafe and a temporary Bailey bridge built over the top of it.
  • The 30th Corps was already late when it linked up with 101st Airborne Division near Eindhoven and the construction of a Bailey bridge at Zon, to replace one destroyed by the Germans, put Horrocks 33 hours behind schedule.

Origin

Second World War: named after Sir D. Bailey (1901–85), the English engineer who designed it.

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