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LIFT BRIDGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lift bridge mean?
• LIFT BRIDGE (noun)
The noun LIFT BRIDGE has 1 sense:
1. a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
Familiarity information: LIFT BRIDGE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
drawbridge; lift bridge
Hypernyms ("lift bridge" is a kind of...):
bridge; span (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)
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