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Bridgeport

Bridgeport

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A city and port in southwestern Connecticut on Long Island Sound
  • proper noun
  • /ˈbrɪdʒpɔrt/
: Bridgeport
  • The Long Island Sound's waves were surging in places like Fairfield and Bridgeport Monday morning.
  • Bridgeport, Connecticut
  • city of Bridgeport
  • University of Bridgeport

We played a big show in Bridgeport, CT, at a place called Pogos.

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Examples

  • Then I took the wrong train and landed in Bridgeport.

    Christmas in Connecticut (1945)

  • She used to drive up from Bridgeport every weekend, take on the whole dorm.

    Making Love (1982)

  • And I go to Bridgeport Community part time, so...

    House at the End of the Street (2012)

  • Where are you from, bridgeport or some place?

    The Ambushers (1967)

  • Do you know the way to Bridgeport?

    Bringing Up Baby (1938)

  • I drove all the way to Bridgeport before I realized I'd missed the exit and the wedding.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Don Eversley has been such a person in Bridgeport for years now.

    Blog text (10)

  • We played a big show in Bridgeport, CT, at a place called Pogos.

    Rich Roll

  • She has a dance studio in downtown Bridgeport.

    Light Up Night (2020)

  • Many families enjoy spending weekends at the beach in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

Surface Forms

Bridgeport main

Morphology

Bridgeport = bridge + port (transparent) = bridge + port

The place name transparently combines two common nouns 'bridge' and 'port', whose meanings are directly recognizable.

Etymology

Bridgeport comes from two simple English words: bridge ('a crossing over water') and port ('a place for ships'). So the name tells you it is a town by the water with a place for ships, which fits its meaning as a city and port.