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🔗 A link or method 🏢 A connecting passage
bridgeway

bridgeway

5.8
A way to connect people, groups, or ideas
  • noun
translation icon : vínculo
  • Education can be a powerful bridgeway to greater understanding among different cultures.

Examples

  • The festival acted as a bridgeway connecting artists from around the world.

  • A community center can act as a bridgeway for local artists.

  • The new program served as a bridgeway between local businesses and young entrepreneurs.

  • The new program serves as a bridgeway to understanding different cultures.

  • The new program served as a bridgeway between local businesses and young entrepreneurs.

  • Education can be a powerful bridgeway to greater understanding among different cultures.

  • The festival acted as a bridgeway connecting artists from around the world.

Synonyms

link
vsbridgeway
684 1.4

A connection between people, things, or places

is about a method used to connect rather than just a relation
bridge
vsbridgeway
172 3.6

A way to connect two people, groups, or ideas

is a general method for connecting groups or ideas without physical imagery
link-up
vsbridgeway
1 3.5

A meeting that connects people or groups to work together

is a steady means of connecting ideas or groups, not a single meeting

How Connected

nexus
84 7.9
bridgeway
5.8
conduit
97 6.5
link
684 1.4

Surface Forms

bridgeway singular
bridgeways plural

Morphology

bridgeway = bridge + way (semi-transparent) = bridge + way

A metaphorical extension from a physical bridge to a means or method of connection; components signal related meaning but the sense is figurative.

Etymology

Bridgeway is also used in a figurative sense: bridge means 'to connect' (think 'bridge the gap') and way means 'method', so a bridgeway is a method or route that joins people, groups, or ideas.