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Bridges

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Bridg·es  (brjz), Harry 1901-1990.
American labor leader. He organized the International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union (ILWU) and served as its president for 40 years.
Bridges, Robert Seymour 1844-1930.
British poet and essayist who was appointed poet laureate in 1913. He is best known for his philosophical poem The Testament of Beauty (1929).
Bridges [ˈbrɪdʒɪz]
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(Biographies / Bridges, Robert (Seymour) (1844-1930) M, English, WRITING: poet) Robert (Seymour). 1844-1930, English poet: poet laureate (1913-30)
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Noun1.Bridges - United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)
Harry Bridges


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If it goes on like this, some of the bridges will be down; that's what I'm afraid of.
The Vanished Messenger by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
There was field upon field of ripening grain, with well-paved roads running between, and pretty rippling brooks with strong bridges across them.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
In the incomprehensible plan of these streets, one distinguished likewise, on looking attentively, two clusters of great streets, like magnified sheaves of grain, one in the University, the other in the Town, which spread out gradually from the bridges to the gates.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
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