Brooklyn Bridge
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2.8
- proper noun
- /ˈbrʊklɪn brɪdʒ/
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Puente de Brooklyn
- Leo, I was in New York last month on school business, and I walked across the Brooklyn Bridge.
We are the middle of the Brooklyn Bridge at sunrise with the views of Manhattan.
- We are the middle of the Brooklyn Bridge at sunrise with the views of Manhattan.
- This is Zac Posen dress and, and, and jacket and, and I met her at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- You can see, you know, if you go back to footage from that day on the Brooklyn Bridge, there's shots of people walking across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Examples
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Target is heading toward the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Afterwards, we rode our bikes through Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Park Slope, Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, all the way to the Brooklyn Bridge.
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We cross the Brooklyn Bridge, and for once I feel at peace on my way to school.
Fiction book (2001) -
Catching a cab was easy as they came in from the Brooklyn Bridge.
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We are the middle of the Brooklyn Bridge at sunrise with the views of Manhattan.
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A National Historic Landmark, the Brooklyn Bridge is an iconic feature of New York.
Blog text (17) -
The first steel-wire suspension bridge in the world, the Brooklyn Bridge connects Manhattan and Brooklyn.
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So with Peace coming from Japan his first time here, we figured we'd bike over the Brooklyn Bridge and get a view of the city from Brooklyn.
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I walked across the Brooklyn Bridge to enjoy the stunning view of the skyline.
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Many tourists take pictures at the Brooklyn Bridge because it is an iconic landmark.
Synonyms
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1.0
A structure built across water, like a river, to carry people or vehicles
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a bridge in Brooklyn' is directly and compositionally derived from the place-name 'Brooklyn' + the noun 'bridge'; a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a bridge located in Brooklyn. This place-name + noun pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner would understand the basic referent even if they lack historical or structural details.
Etymology
Brooklyn Bridge is named simply: it is the bridge that 'connects' Brooklyn to Manhattan. The tall stone towers and the web of cables make a clear picture, so the name reminds people of the famous bridge that 'connects' two parts of New York.