foot·bridge

(fo͝ot′brĭj′)

A bridge designed for pedestrians.

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footbridge

(ˈfʊtˌbrɪdʒ)

(Civil Engineering) a narrow bridge for the use of pedestrians

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foot•bridge

(ˈfʊtˌbrɪdʒ)

n.

a bridge for pedestrians.

[1325–75]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

footbridge - a bridge designed for pedestrians

overcrossing, pedestrian bridge

bridge, span - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

gangboard, gangplank, gangway - a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside

jet bridge - an extendible bridge for loading passengers onto large commercial airplanes; provides protected access to the plane from the gate

Translations

passerelle

passerella

footbridge

[ˈfʊtbrɪdʒ] N → puente m peatonal

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

footbridge

[ˈfʊtbrɪdʒ] n → passerelle ffoot-dragging [ˈfʊtdrægɪŋ] n → atermoiements mpl
foot-dragging over sth → atermoiements sur qch
to accuse sb of foot-dragging → accuser qn d'atermoiements

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

footbridge

[ˈfʊtˌbrɪdʒ] n → passerella

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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"Why, marry," replied Robin, "this fellow would not let me pass the footbridge, and when I tickled him in the ribs, he must needs answer by a pat on the head which landed me overboard."

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At the bottom of the valley a little brook had undermined its footbridge, and frothed in the wreckage.

A few months later the three of them were down at the brook in the Gale Anstey woods to consider the rebuilding of a footbridge carried away by spring floods.

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Year 6 pupils from Malvern Primary School in Huyton have helped design artwork that will feature at the entrance of the new Greystone Road footbridge.

End is in sight for M62 bridge delays The new Greystone footbridge; crossing set to open on november 16

Abu Dhabi: Delay in the opening of a footbridge connecting three prime residential addresses in Reem Island is irking residents.

Delay in opening of footbridge irks Reem resients

DEAR Editor, I was pleased to see former council leader Lord Whitby speaking out against the dumbing down of designs for New Street Station's Navigation Street footbridge. I hope the present council leader will show similar courage and join the growing chorus of disapproval.

Use people power to prevent New St plan; Letters

Cross the footbridge into the recreation ground and follow left to reach Wake Green Road exit.

URBAN WALK; START: Sarehole Mill, Colebank Rd B13 0BD

NICOSIA municipality has calculated that since July 24 when the temporary footbridge connecting Stasinou Avenue with old Nicosia was opened, more than 45,000 people have crossed in both directions.

Footbridge records more than 45,000 crossings

AngloGold Ashanti's (Obuasi) mine has built a footbridge over river Jimi at Okyerekrom.

-AngloGold Ashanti's (Obuasi) mine constructs footbridge

A YOB pelted cars with stones from a footbridge above a busy main road in Coventry.

DRIVER'S TERROR AS ROCK HITS CAR; Teenage yob hurled stone from bridge above A45: Yob will be found and prosecuted