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Bronx-Whitestone Bridge

Bronx-Whitestone Bridge

4.1
A bridge held by cables over the East River connecting the Bronx and Queens
  • proper noun
  • /brɒŋks ˈwaɪtˌstoʊn brɪdʒ/
translation icon : puente Bronx-Whitestone
  • The Bronx-Whitestone Bridge is a vital connection between the Bronx and Queens.

Examples

  • We drove across the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge to get from Queens to the Bronx.

  • The Bronx-Whitestone Bridge offers a beautiful view of the East River.

  • Due to construction work, traffic on the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge was delayed for hours.

  • Have you ever driven over the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge?

  • We drove across the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge to get from Queens to the Bronx.

  • The Bronx-Whitestone Bridge offers a beautiful view of the East River.

  • Due to construction work, traffic on the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge was delayed for hours.

Surface Forms

Bronx-Whitestone Bridge main

Morphology

Bronx-Whitestone + bridge

The noun 'bridge' clearly denotes a physical crossing, and the hyphenated place-name 'Bronx-Whitestone' signals the specific locality or the connection between the Bronx and Whitestone/Queens. This is a straightforward place-name + object composition, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words (or recognizes 'Bronx' as a place) can infer it is the bridge linking those places.

Etymology

Bronx-Whitestone Bridge is named for the two places it joins: the Bronx and Whitestone in Queens. The name shows the bridge 'connects' those areas, so it simply means the bridge that links those parts of the city.