a bridge consisting of a movable platform suspended from cables, for transporting vehicles, etc across a body of water
transporter bridge in American English
noun
a bridge for carrying passengers and vehicles by means of a platform suspended from a trolley
Also called: ferry bridge
Word origin
[1900–05]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: burnout, cathode-ray tube, hydroplane, internship, throwaway