Bailey bridge

A prefabricated steel bridge designed to be shipped in parts and assembled rapidly.

[After Sir Donald Bailey (1901-1985), British engineer.]

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Bailey bridge

(Civil Engineering) a temporary bridge made of prefabricated steel panels that can be rapidly assembled

[C20: named after Sir Donald Coleman Bailey (1901–85), its English designer]

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Bai′ley bridge`

a temporary bridge formed of prefabricated, interchangeable, steel truss panels bolted together.

[after Donald Bailey (1901–85), British engineer, its designer]

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Noun

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.

Translations

Bailey bridge

n → Behelfsbrücke f

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