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TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Tappan Zee Bridge mean? 

TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE (noun)
  The noun TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE has 1 sense:

1. a cantilever bridge across the Hudson Riverplay

  Familiarity information: TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A cantilever bridge across the Hudson River

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Instance hypernyms:

cantilever bridge (bridge constructed of two cantilevers that meet in the middle)

Holonyms ("Tappan Zee Bridge" is a part of...):

Empire State; N.Y.; New York; New York State; NY (a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies)


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