bridge
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6.8
- noun
- /brɪdʒ/
:
puente de mando
- From the bridge, the officers communicated with the crew to ensure safe navigation.
So the captain from the bridge can change the pitch.
- So the captain from the bridge can change the pitch.
- And they find the captain sort of hog tied on the bridge waiting to be rescued.
- How many times do you think someone on the bridge of the space shuttle said punch it Chewy when the launch sequence started?
Examples
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Captain, you're needed on the Bridge immediately.
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Captain Davidson, report to the bridge.
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Get back to the bridge, and make sure it's secure, all right?
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Perhaps you are not aware... that the bridge is now under my personal command.
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I want you up on the bridge where I can keep an eye on you.
Fiction book (1991) -
So the captain from the bridge can change the pitch.
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With your permission, I need to lock down the bridge!
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"Surface contact, sir," an officer in the Combat section of the bridge crew blurted out.
Fiction book (1991) -
Harriman moves to the command chair and the rest of the Bridge crew go to their stations.
Fiction book (1994) -
Starlog 3-24-1 from the bridge of the cruiser RS Reekvange, Captain Kazan reporting.
Synonyms
1
8.8
A raised part on a submarine or warship where the crew look out, steer, and give orders
1
9.4
An open deck above the steering area where the captain steers the boat
1
6.1
An upper deck on a ship where the captain stands to steer and look out
A small open deck above the ship's control room for steering and a better view
A small open deck above where the captain stands to watch and help steer the ship
Raised front part of a ship's upper deck where people steer and watch
A narrow high platform on a ship that crew use to look out
Idioms
- Informal
8
3.9
Something that happened in the past and is no longer important
- Informal
Tell someone to stop worrying about a problem and move on
- Informal
To deal with a problem only when it happens, not before
- Informal
To offer something unbelievable to trick someone, often as a joke
Compounds
15
1.0
A large bright red suspension bridge in San Francisco that crosses the entrance to the bay
3
3.0
A large suspension bridge carrying traffic across the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey
- Specialized
1
6.1
An upper deck on a ship where the captain stands to steer and look out
- Offensive
1
9.3
People who travel into a city from outside to go out for fun
1
3.7
A large steel arch bridge that crosses Sydney Harbour and links the city center to the North Shore
- Specialized
1
5.1
Bridge with a frame of connected triangles that holds the road or railway
- Specialized
A temporary crossing made from boats or rafts to carry people and vehicles over water
A bridge held up by cables across the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey
A steel arch bridge connecting Bayonne, New Jersey, and Staten Island, New York across the Kill Van Kull
- Jargon
A person who secretly carries messages between a case officer and an undercover agent in enemy territory
- Specialized
A program or device that connects two systems and translates data so they can communicate
- Specialized
An electric circuit in a diamond shape that measures resistance when you connect a meter across it
A large bridge in Istanbul that connects the European and Asian sides of the city
A bridge held by cables over the East River connecting the Bronx and Queens
- Specialized
A bridge made of beams that stick out from supports and meet in the middle to hold the road
A large steel bridge that crosses the Delaware River between Chester, Pennsylvania and Bridgeport, New Jersey
A long bridge that crosses the Delaware River between Chester, Pennsylvania and Bridgeport, New Jersey, named after John Barry
A pair of suspension bridges that cross the Delaware River between Delaware and New Jersey
A large bridge over the Tagus River in Lisbon that looks like San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge
A suspension bridge that crosses the Orinoco River at Ciudad Bolívar in Venezuela
- Archaic
A version of the card game bridge where extra tricks above the agreed number count for the score
- Specialized
A temporary metal bridge built quickly from parts for people or vehicles to cross a river
- Specialized
A small open deck above the ship's control room for steering and a better view
- Specialized
A small open deck above where the captain stands to watch and help steer the ship
A very long bridge that connects Michigan's Upper and Lower Peninsulas across the Straits of Mackinac
Two large bridges that cross the Mississippi River at New Orleans and carry vehicles
- Literature
A road that goes over the Mississippi River at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
A long bridge held by cables that connects the Japanese islands Kyushu and Honshu across the Kanmon Strait
- Specialized
A device that connects parts of a computer network so they work as one
A very high steel arch bridge that crosses the New River at Fayetteville, West Virginia
A suspension bridge that connects Quebec City and Lévis across the Saint Lawrence River
A bridge held up by tall cables over Puget Sound at Tacoma, Washington, famous for collapsing in 1940
A bridge that crossed the Hudson River in New York State, connecting Westchester and Rockland counties
A large bridge that connects Brooklyn and Staten Island in New York City
A large bridge held by cables over the Delaware River that connects Philadelphia and Gloucester City in New Jersey
- Specialized
A circuit that measures how strongly a part stops electric current by balancing two sides
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bridge on a ship comes from an old raised walkway and became the name for the place where officers watch and control the ship, because it 'connects' the view and the command of the vessel.