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General attributive, with the sense ‘of, belonging, or relating to a bridge’ (sense 1); as bridge arch, bridge end, bridge foot, bridge pier, bridge r…
versed sine. Bridge-building. The rise of an arch.
Architecture. The curvature or rise of an arch; the ascent or slope of a bridge. Obsolete.