Meaning

noun a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

noun a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected

noun something resembling a bridge in form or function

originFrom Middle English brigge, from Old English brycġ (“bridge”), from Proto-Germanic *brugjō, *brugjǭ (“bridge”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-, *bʰrēw- (“wooden flooring, decking, bridge”). Cognates Cognate with Scots brig, brigg (“bridge”), Yola burge (“bridge”), North Frisian brag, Bröch (“bridge”), Saterland Frisian Brääch, Brääg (“bridge”), West Frisian brêge (“bridge”), Dutch brug…

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