suspension-bridgen.

A bridge in which the roadway is suspended from spans of ropes, chains, or wire cables attached to and extending between supports (in the case of a large bridge, towers of masonry or steel).Also formerly called suspended bridge, bridge of suspension, suspension chain bridge (see suspended bridge at suspended adj. 6a, bridge of suspension at suspension n. 9a, suspension-chain n. at Compounds 2), and chain-bridge n.

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

suspended bridge1796

hanging bridge1815

wire bridge1816

chain-bridge1818

bridge of suspension1821

suspension-bridge1821

jhula1830

tension-bridge1877

1821 Edinb. Philos. Jrnl. 5 Index 419 Stevenson, Mr. R...on the history and construction of suspension bridges.

1823 Seaward in Philos. Mag. 31 Dec. 426 The first suspension bridges that were ever formed, were probably nothing more than two or three ropes or flexible chains stretched across a river from two eminences, upon which boards were placed.

1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic ix. 226 The suspension bridge across the Menai strait in Wales.

1835 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Arts & Sci. II. 802/1 The most severe trial to which a suspension bridge can be exposed is that of a body of troops marching over it in regular step.

1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 301/2 A very simple form of suspension bridge has long been used in Peru and Thibet.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	suspension-bridge
释义	suspension-bridgen. A bridge in which the roadway is suspended from spans of ropes, chains, or wire cables attached to and extending between supports (in the case of a large bridge, towers of masonry or steel).Also formerly called suspended bridge, bridge of suspension, suspension chain bridge (see suspended bridge at suspended adj. 6a, bridge of suspension at suspension n. 9a, suspension-chain n. at Compounds 2), and chain-bridge n. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > route or way > other means of passage or access > [noun] > bridge > suspension bridge suspended bridge1796 hanging bridge1815 wire bridge1816 chain-bridge1818 bridge of suspension1821 suspension-bridge1821 jhula1830 tension-bridge1877 1821 Edinb. Philos. Jrnl. 5 Index 419 Stevenson, Mr. R...on the history and construction of suspension bridges. 1823 Seaward in Philos. Mag. 31 Dec. 426 The first suspension bridges that were ever formed, were probably nothing more than two or three ropes or flexible chains stretched across a river from two eminences, upon which boards were placed. 1832 D. Brewster Lett. Nat. Magic ix. 226 The suspension bridge across the Menai strait in Wales. 1835 C. F. Partington Brit. Cycl. Arts & Sci. II. 802/1 The most severe trial to which a suspension bridge can be exposed is that of a body of troops marching over it in regular step. 1876 Encycl. Brit. IV. 301/2 A very simple form of suspension bridge has long been used in Peru and Thibet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1918; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1821
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