单词 | footbridge |
释义 | > as lemmasfootbridge footbridge n. (a) a bridge used by, or intended for the sole use of, pedestrians; †(b) Mechanics an arched bridge which carries a footstep bearing (obsolete). [Compare post-classical Latin pons pedalis (1375, 1438 in British sources).] 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 c1400 ( Canticum Creatione l. 1139 in C. Horstmann Sammlung Altengl. Legenden (1878) 138 For to ben a fot-brigge. 1511 Pylgrymage Richarde Guylforde (Pynson) f. xxij There lay ouer the same a tree for a fote brydge. 1645 New Haven Colonial Rec. I. 210 A foote bridge formerly made over the Mill River into the Necke. 1710 Boston Town Rec. II. 117 Mr. John Oliver and others..have of Late Layd Timber or plank as a foot bridg over the slip. 1807 G. Crabbe Parish Reg. i, in Poems 66 The Foot-Bridge fail'd, he plung'd beneath the Deep. 1847 Engineer & Machinist's Asst. 150/2 The foot-step of the vertical shaft is carried upon an arch, technically a foot-bridge. 1914 Pop. Mech. Apr. 516/1 One of the suspension footbridges, connecting Easton and South Easton, is, perhaps, the highest footbridge in the United States. 2001 Birmingham Evening Mail (Nexis) 10 Mar. 30 A footbridge..crosses to the National Indoor Arena. < as lemmas |
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