Definition of "bridge" []

• A structure spanning and providing passage over a gap or barrier, such as a river or roadway. (noun)
• Something resembling or analogous to this structure in form or function: a land bridge between the continents; a bridge of understanding between two countries. (noun)
• The upper bony ridge of the human nose. (noun)
• The part of a pair of eyeglasses that rests against this ridge. (noun)
• A fixed or removable replacement for one or several but not all of the natural teeth, usually anchored at each end to a natural tooth. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "• You will continue to remove the 6th string by gently removing the bridge pin by either using your string winder or a pair of pliers. bridge pins Stephanie Nieto 4"
• "Adjoudat me à d'aqueste hore, "for at the end of every bridge in Gascony is an oratory, dedicated to the Virgin, called, _Our Lady at the end of the bridge_; and that over the Gave, which passes into Béarn from Jurançon, was famous for its miracles in favour of lying-in women."
• "But one of the quirks of the Japanese school system is that weather too dangerous for students is not too dangerous for staff, even though the students come by bus from other parts of the (very small) island, and all the staff come by car from up to an hour away, crossing the long, exposed-to-wind-and-rain bridge from the mainland en route."