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bridgeway

bridgeway

6.3
A covered or open passage that connects two buildings
  • noun
  • /ˈbrɪdʒˌweɪ/
translation icon : pasarela
  • The bridgeway connects the two buildings, allowing students to move between classes without going outside.

Examples

  • During the storm, we used the bridgeway to stay dry while moving from the library to the main hall.

  • The newly constructed bridgeway includes wide walkways and safety railings for pedestrians.

  • It was raining, and I took my son to the mezzanine level where the windows already had their glass and the bridgeways had railings.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

passageway
vsbridgeway
50 3.2

A long narrow space that connects rooms or parts of a building

implies outdoor or between buildings rather than only indoor links
pend
vsbridgeway
  • UK
11 9.9

A covered passage through a building that leads to a courtyard

usually links separate buildings or different structure parts
gangway
vsbridgeway
6 6.4

A narrow temporary bridge used to walk onto a ship or across mud

is generally permanent and links buildings or structural parts
breezeway
vsbridgeway
  • Specialized
3 5.1

A covered outdoor passage between two buildings that is open at the sides

can be fully enclosed or open and not only outdoor
skywalk
vsbridgeway
2 5.2

A covered walkway that connects buildings above a street

may be at ground level or open as well
skyway
vsbridgeway
  • US
1 4.4

A raised walkway between buildings above the street

is at any level and can be open or covered connecting structures

How Enclosed

tunnel
615 1.0
bridgeway
6.3
passage
115 2.5
walkway
51 2.0

Surface Forms

bridgeway singular
bridgeways plural

Morphology

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

Direct combination of 'bridge' + 'way' referring to a physical passage connecting structures, easily inferred from the parts.

Etymology

Bridgeway is simply bridge + way, where bridge means 'a structure that crosses something' and way means 'path', so a bridgeway is a passage or path that connects two buildings.