bridge of boats (also ships, barrels, floats,etc.): (esp. in military contexts) a temporary floating bridge forming or carrying a road across a…
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| 释义 | society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > floating bridge (10) bridge of boatsa1387 bridge of boats (also ships, barrels, floats,etc.): (esp. in military contexts) a temporary floating bridge forming or carrying a road across a… pontoon1590 Chiefly Military. Originally: †a bridge (obsolete). Later: spec. a temporary floating bridge supported by a number of boats, hollow metal… boat bridge1598 a bridge consisting of a number of boats tied together. ship-bridge1663 a pontoon bridge. flying bridge1675 †(a) (See quot. 1738 at floating bridge, n.). Obsolete. (b) A temporary bridge for military purposes, esp. (see quot. 1876). float-bridge1692 a bridge of floats or rafts. floating bridge1706 In various applications (see quots.). raft bridge1733 a floating bridge made of a raft, or supported by rafts (cf. sense 3c). pontoon bridge1757 a bridge constructed on pontoons (cf. sense 1a). raft1761 Originally and chiefly Military = raft bridge n. at compounds 2. Now rare. |
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