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bridge

[brij] / brɪdʒ /
NOUN
structure or something that makes connection
Synonyms
STRONGEST
link overpass platform
STRONG
arch bond branch catwalk connection extension gangplank pontoon scaffold span tie transit trestle viaduct wing
VERB
connect, extend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
span traverse unite
STRONG
attach bind branch couple cross join link reach subtend
WEAK
arch over cross over go over
Antonyms
STRONG
disconnect disjoin divide leave separate unfasten
WEAK
detach disunite unlink

Example Sentences

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Consider how your brokerage account and your HSA could be used as a financial bridge before Social Security begins, or to cover emergencies.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

This time the doors had already been closed and the jet bridge retracted, so the protocol shifted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Without a stable point to settle, they drift away instead of forming a conductive bridge.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Kenya is establishing itself as a logistics hub in East Africa, while Ethiopian Airlines, the leading carrier in Africa, is serving as an "emergency air bridge" between the continent, Asia, and Europe, the report noted.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

A child’s wooden swingset, with the slide pointing straight up, floated past the broken Magpie Island bridge.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret