overbridgen.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvəbrɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˈoʊvərˌbrɪdʒ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, bridge n.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + bridge n.¹ Compare earlier under-bridge n.

A bridge over a railway or road.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > over lock, road, or railway

lock bridge1804

railway bridge1830

overbridge1876

flyover1901

overpass1929

overcross1950

1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 284/2 The over and under bridges of railways.

1898 Engin. Mag. 16 77 The access would be by a subway, and, if in cutting, by an over-bridge.

1905 Daily Chron. 3 Feb. 6/6 Who..were the people who objected to the over-bridge trams?

1959 Manch. Guardian 11 Aug. 6/5 More pedestrian overbridges and underpasses.

1988 Hindu 25 Feb. 6/4 As far as road overbridges are concerned, 23 new works have been included.

1995 M. Kesavan Looking through Glass 187 I stayed on the over-bridge because according to the station clock it was only half-past five.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overbridgev.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈbrɪdʒ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈbrɪdʒ/

Forms: see over- prefix and bridge v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, bridge v.¹

Etymology: < over- prefix + bridge v.¹ Compare to bridge over (see bridge v.¹). Compare Middle Dutch overbruggen, overbreggen (Dutch overbruggen).The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the 19th cent.

transitive. To make a bridge over; to bridge. Also figurative and in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [verb (transitive)] > span with a bridge

overbridgeeOE

bridgeOE

land1637

span1861

eOE Metrical Dialogue of Solomon & Saturn (Corpus Cambr. 422) ii. 306 Wætum he oferbricgeð.

OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xviii. 174 Þa het Maxentius, mid micclum swicdome, oferbricgian ða ea, eal mid scipum.

a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) v. 156 These mighty workmen..Who with a broad highway have overbridged The froward chaos of futurity.

a1834 S. T. Coleridge Compl. Wks. (1853–8) 382 No perceivable or conceivable difference of organization is sufficient to overbridge—that I have a rational and responsible soul.

1874 F. H. Laing in Ess. Relig. & Lit. 3rd Ser. 246 An infinite gulf, which can never be overbridged.

1891 E. H. Hickey Michael Villiers viii. 63 I will go on, Burd Lucy; will go on; And, winning not, my body in its fall Shall help, at least, to overbridge the trench Whereo'er my brothers pass to victory.

1964 J. A. M. Meerloo Hidden Communion ii. 25 In literature on the subject we find examples of dogs overbridging stretches of more than 500 miles.

1966 Lat. Amer. Res. Rev. 1 34 Ideologically this interest seems to imply an effort of overbridging the gap.

Derivatives

ˌoverˈbridging n.

ΚΠ

a1914 Guide to Penmaenmaur, Llanfairfechan & Conway 28 In its cheerful beauty [it] associates not unworthily with Wordsworth's ‘little cottage maid’ and her joyous over-bridging of death and the grave by the ‘We are seven’.

1981 Daily Tel. 15 Apr. 14/3 The investment required for such steel overbridging would be only a relatively small proportion of that spent annually on the motorway programme.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overbridge
释义	overbridgen. Brit. /ˈəʊvəbrɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈoʊvərˌbrɪdʒ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, bridge n.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + bridge n.¹ Compare earlier under-bridge n. A bridge over a railway or road. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > over lock, road, or railway lock bridge1804 railway bridge1830 overbridge1876 flyover1901 overpass1929 overcross1950 1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 284/2 The over and under bridges of railways. 1898 Engin. Mag. 16 77 The access would be by a subway, and, if in cutting, by an over-bridge. 1905 Daily Chron. 3 Feb. 6/6 Who..were the people who objected to the over-bridge trams? 1959 Manch. Guardian 11 Aug. 6/5 More pedestrian overbridges and underpasses. 1988 Hindu 25 Feb. 6/4 As far as road overbridges are concerned, 23 new works have been included. 1995 M. Kesavan Looking through Glass 187 I stayed on the over-bridge because according to the station clock it was only half-past five. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). overbridgev. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈbrɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈbrɪdʒ/ Forms: see over- prefix and bridge v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, bridge v.¹ Etymology: < over- prefix + bridge v.¹ Compare to bridge over (see bridge v.¹). Compare Middle Dutch overbruggen, overbreggen (Dutch overbruggen).The word apparently became obsolete at the end of the Old English period and was re-formed in the 19th cent. transitive. To make a bridge over; to bridge. Also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [verb (transitive)] > span with a bridge overbridgeeOE bridgeOE land1637 span1861 eOE Metrical Dialogue of Solomon & Saturn (Corpus Cambr. 422) ii. 306 Wætum he oferbricgeð. OE Ælfric Catholic Homilies: 2nd Ser. (Cambr. Gg.3.28) xviii. 174 Þa het Maxentius, mid micclum swicdome, oferbricgian ða ea, eal mid scipum. a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) v. 156 These mighty workmen..Who with a broad highway have overbridged The froward chaos of futurity. a1834 S. T. Coleridge Compl. Wks. (1853–8) 382 No perceivable or conceivable difference of organization is sufficient to overbridge—that I have a rational and responsible soul. 1874 F. H. Laing in Ess. Relig. & Lit. 3rd Ser. 246 An infinite gulf, which can never be overbridged. 1891 E. H. Hickey Michael Villiers viii. 63 I will go on, Burd Lucy; will go on; And, winning not, my body in its fall Shall help, at least, to overbridge the trench Whereo'er my brothers pass to victory. 1964 J. A. M. Meerloo Hidden Communion ii. 25 In literature on the subject we find examples of dogs overbridging stretches of more than 500 miles. 1966 Lat. Amer. Res. Rev. 1 34 Ideologically this interest seems to imply an effort of overbridging the gap. Derivatives ˌoverˈbridging n. ΚΠ a1914 Guide to Penmaenmaur, Llanfairfechan & Conway 28 In its cheerful beauty [it] associates not unworthily with Wordsworth's ‘little cottage maid’ and her joyous over-bridging of death and the grave by the ‘We are seven’. 1981 Daily Tel. 15 Apr. 14/3 The investment required for such steel overbridging would be only a relatively small proportion of that spent annually on the motorway programme. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1876v.eOE
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