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suspension bridge

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suspension bridge
n.
A bridge having the roadway suspended from cables that are anchored at either end and usually supported at intervals by towers.
suspension bridge
n
(Engineering / Civil Engineering) a bridge that has a deck suspended by cables or rods from other cables or chains that hang between two towers and are anchored at both ends
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Noun1.suspension bridge - a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both endssuspension bridge - a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends
bridge, span - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
cable - a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
Translations
suspension bridge n → ponte m sospeso
suspension bridge → جسر معلق visutý most hængebro Hängebrücke κρεμαστή γέφυρα puente colgante riippusilta pont suspendu viseći most ponte sospeso 吊橋 현수교 hangbrug hengebro most wiszący ponte pênsil, ponte suspensa висячий мост hängbro สะพานแขวน asma köprü cầu treo 吊桥
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Have you ever seen his first suspension bridge in Canada, the one he was doing when I first knew him?
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