Bailey bridgen.
A bridge of lattice steel designed for rapid assembly from prefabricated standard parts, used esp. in military operations. Also Bailey bridging and elliptical.
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Bailey bridge1944
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > bridge of other specific construction
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Bailey bridge1944
society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [adjective] > of or relating to bridge > types of bridge > for the purpose of
Bailey bridging1944
1944 Hutchinson's Pict. Hist. War Apr.–Sept. 269 The story of the development of the Bailey bridging equipment..has been revealed.
1944 Times 14 Dec. 3/3 A Bailey bridge more than 1,000 ft. long has been built over the Chindwin near Kalewa.
1945 Finito! Po Valley Campaign 7 The stuff for Bailey Bridges.
1945 Finito! Po Valley Campaign 23 Engineers toiled ceaselessly to span the river with Baileys.
1956 W. Slim Defeat into Victory xvi. 366 On the 10th December [1944] our engineers completed a floating Bailey bridge over the Chindwin. Its length was 1,154 feet, then the longest Bailey bridge in the world.
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