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LIFT BRIDGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lift bridge mean? 

LIFT BRIDGE (noun)
  The noun LIFT BRIDGE has 1 sense:

1. a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath itplay

  Familiarity information: LIFT BRIDGE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LIFT BRIDGE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

drawbridge; lift bridge

Hypernyms ("lift bridge" is a kind of...):

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


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