Definition of bridge-building in US English:
bridge-building
nounˈbrijˌbildiNGˈbrɪdʒˌbɪldɪŋ
1The activity of building bridges.
Example sentencesExamples
- On Friday, the university plays host to its annual bridge-building competition.
- Earlier in the day, we learned the unit had placed second in a European bridge-building competition.
- A youthful fascination with bridge-building probably determined his future as a civil engineer.
- These include planting, road-building, and bridge-building, and working in the villages.
- The training took place at a Korean Army training site used specifically for bridge-building.
- 1.1 The promotion of friendly relations between groups.
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- This will require leadership, compromise and bridge-building.
- Your work of years of bridge-building can be undone in minutes.
- I think it may even be a genuine attempt at bridge-building.
- The alliance needs a bridge-building policy to resolve its military problems.
- However, Medici's bridge-building policy proved no better at preventing revolt.