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Bailey bridge

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Bailey bridge
n.
A steel bridge designed to be shipped in parts and assembled rapidly.
[After Sir Donald Bailey (1901-1985), British engineer.]
Bailey bridge
n
(Engineering / Civil Engineering) a temporary bridge made of prefabricated steel panels that can be rapidly assembled
[named after Sir Donald Coleman Bailey (1901-85), its English designer]
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Noun1.Bailey bridge - a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction
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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Bailey bridge
n → Behelfsbrücke f


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The funds will be utilized to remove a Bailey bridge and construct a permanent two-lane bridge.
Bridge, road repair funded. (Around the North) by Northern Ontario Business
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