bridgeway
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈbrɪdʒˌweɪ/
- The bridgeway connects the two buildings, allowing students to move between classes without going outside.
Examples
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During the storm, we used the bridgeway to stay dry while moving from the library to the main hall.
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The newly constructed bridgeway includes wide walkways and safety railings for pedestrians.
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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
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3.2
A long narrow space that connects rooms or parts of a building
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6.4
A narrow temporary bridge used to walk onto a ship or across mud
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4.4
A raised walkway between buildings above the street
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5.1
A covered outdoor passage between two buildings that is open at the sides
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5.2
A covered walkway that connects buildings above a street
A covered passage through a building that leads to a courtyard
How Enclosed
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.