carriage bridgen.

Brit.

/ˈkarɪdʒ brɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈkɛrᵻdʒ ˌbrɪdʒ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: carriage n., bridge n.¹

Etymology: < carriage n. + bridge n.¹

Now chiefly historical.

1. A bridge which carriages can cross; a bridge strong or wide enough to support a carriageway (carriageway n. 1).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > bridge by type of traffic

footbridgec1400

horse-bridge1637

carriage bridge1753

bridle bridge1780

stride1791

pack and prime way (also bridge, road)1798

passerelle1892

1753 Bill for repairing Roads from Doncaster 5 To erect and build, or cause to be erected and built, a Carriage-Bridge of Stone, or other Materials, over the said River or Brook.

1856 Spectator 23 Aug. 895/2 It had lasted longer than any reasonable man could have expected of a heavy carriage-bridge placed on foot-bridge foundations, with the enormous traffic of the Westminster highways passing over it.

1914 Cambr. Independent Press 22 May 6/5 The Ratepayers' Association..intend to take a postcard poll of Chesterton very shortly upon the question of the proposed new carriage bridge over the Cam.

2019 Northern Echo (Nexis) 23 Nov. He had a grand carriage drive through his grounds down to his private carriage bridge over the River Tees.

†2. Military. A bridge constructed on a wheeled undercarriage so that it can be moved and repositioned. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > engine of war > [noun] > bridge > on wheels

carriage bridge1816

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > movable bridge

carriage bridge1816

drawbridge1849

1816 H. Douglas Ess. Mil. Bridges vi. 166 This carriage-bridge having been designed for a flat country, two wheels were considered sufficient.

1864 H. Haupt Mil. Bridges 264 If the bottom of the river in which a carriage-bridge is to be laid is soft, the broadest wheels that can be obtained should be used; if artillery is to cross, the wheels of the carriage-bridge should be taken off.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	carriage bridge
释义	carriage bridgen. Brit. /ˈkarɪdʒ brɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈkɛrᵻdʒ ˌbrɪdʒ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: carriage n., bridge n.¹ Etymology: < carriage n. + bridge n.¹ Now chiefly historical. 1. A bridge which carriages can cross; a bridge strong or wide enough to support a carriageway (carriageway n. 1). ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > bridge by type of traffic footbridgec1400 horse-bridge1637 carriage bridge1753 bridle bridge1780 stride1791 pack and prime way (also bridge, road)1798 passerelle1892 1753 Bill for repairing Roads from Doncaster 5 To erect and build, or cause to be erected and built, a Carriage-Bridge of Stone, or other Materials, over the said River or Brook. 1856 Spectator 23 Aug. 895/2 It had lasted longer than any reasonable man could have expected of a heavy carriage-bridge placed on foot-bridge foundations, with the enormous traffic of the Westminster highways passing over it. 1914 Cambr. Independent Press 22 May 6/5 The Ratepayers' Association..intend to take a postcard poll of Chesterton very shortly upon the question of the proposed new carriage bridge over the Cam. 2019 Northern Echo (Nexis) 23 Nov. He had a grand carriage drive through his grounds down to his private carriage bridge over the River Tees. †2. Military. A bridge constructed on a wheeled undercarriage so that it can be moved and repositioned. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > engine of war > [noun] > bridge > on wheels carriage bridge1816 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > movable bridge carriage bridge1816 drawbridge1849 1816 H. Douglas Ess. Mil. Bridges vi. 166 This carriage-bridge having been designed for a flat country, two wheels were considered sufficient. 1864 H. Haupt Mil. Bridges 264 If the bottom of the river in which a carriage-bridge is to be laid is soft, the broadest wheels that can be obtained should be used; if artillery is to cross, the wheels of the carriage-bridge should be taken off. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1753
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