[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

bridge \bridge\ bri^j, n. oe. brig, brigge, brug, brugge,
   as. brycg, bricg; akin to fries. bregge, d. brug, ohg.
   brucca, g. br"ucke, icel. bryggja pier, bridge, sw. brygga,
   dan. brygge, and prob. icel. br=u bridge, sw.  dan. bro
   bridge, pavement, and possibly to e. brow.
   1. a structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron,
      erected over a river or other water course, or over a
      chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank
      to the other.
      1913 webster

   2. anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some
      other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in
      engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or
      staging over which something passes or is conveyed.
      1913 webster

   3. mus. the small arch or bar at right angles to the
      strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them
      and transmit their vibrations to the body of the
      instrument.
      1913 webster

   4. elec. a device to measure the resistance of a wire or
      other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.
      1913 webster

   5. a low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a
      furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a
      bridge wall.
      1913 webster

   aqueduct bridge. see aqueduct.

   asses' bridge, bascule bridge, bateau bridge. see under
      ass, bascule, bateau.

   bridge of a steamer naut., a narrow platform across the
      deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer
      in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects
      the paddle boxes.

   bridge of the nose, the upper, bony part of the nose.

   cantalever bridge. see under cantalever.

   draw bridge. see drawbridge.

   flying bridge, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as
      for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure
      connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and
      made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the
      current or other means.

   girder bridge or truss bridge, a bridge formed by
      girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers.

   lattice bridge, a bridge formed by lattice girders.

   pontoon bridge, ponton bridge. see under pontoon.

   skew bridge, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as
      sometimes required in railway engineering.

   suspension bridge. see under suspension.

   trestle bridge, a bridge formed of a series of short,
      simple girders resting on trestles.

   tubular bridge, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or
      rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates
      riveted together, as the britannia bridge over the menai
      strait, and the victoria bridge at montreal.

   wheatstone's bridge elec., a device for the measurement
      of resistances, so called because the balance between the
      resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of
      a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection
      between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by sir
      charles wheatstone.
      1913 webster
see also:
bridge wall aqueduct bridge aqueduct asses' bridge bascule bridge bateau bridge 
ass bascule bateau bridge of a steamer bridge of the nose 
cantalever bridge cantalever draw bridge drawbridge flying bridge 
girder bridge truss bridge lattice bridge pontoon bridge ponton bridge 
pontoon skew bridge suspension bridge suspension trestle bridge 
tubular bridge wheatstone's bridge 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cantalever \can"talev`er\, n. cant an external angle + lever a
   supporter of the roof timber of a house. written also
   cantaliver and cantilever.
   1. arch. a bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the
      like.
      1913 webster

   2. engin. a projecting beam, truss, or bridge unsupported
      at the outer end; one which overhangs.
      1913 webster

   cantalever bridge, a bridge in which the principle of the
      cantalever is applied. it is usually a trussed bridge,
      composed of two portions reaching out from opposite banks,
      and supported near the middle of their own length on piers
      which they overhang, thus forming cantalevers which meet
      over the space to be spanned or sustain a third portion,
      to complete the connection.
      1913 webster
see also:
cantaliver cantilever cantalever bridge 

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Bridge, definition of term: Bridge
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