bridge

noun

Definition of bridgenext
as in land

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Recent Examples of bridge The filmmaker unexpectedly came upon the bridge where her mother died and decided to confront this place with her camera. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 The bridge was built in 1911 as part of the Air-Line Railroad to Thompson and beyond, an era when steam trains ran the rails. — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 In the early morning hours on Sunday, the Marine Unit responded after a woman entered the Chicago River from a downtown bridge. — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Workers will also build barrier walls, install a storm water pipe and start building structural parts of the bridge on site. — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bridge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridge
  1. land
  2. soil
  3. island
  4. earth
  5. ground
  6. peninsula
  7. dust
Noun
  • Those cells can be loaded with Tomahawk land-attack missiles as well as hypersonic vehicles.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Despite their mass, the mammals do know how to accelerate in water and on land.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of land
Noun
  • Officials said deep peat soil, limited water supplies, difficult access and strong winds have complicated efforts, even with three helicopters conducting aerial firefighting operations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Two weeks ago, the United States and Saudi Arabia signed a multibillion-dollar deal allowing US companies to build and operate nuclear power plants on Saudi soil over the next 30 years.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • But for Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys), the local personalities pale in comparison to the evils lurking beneath the cursed island’s surface.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • It’s known for its remoteness, with rugged islands, incredible marine life, and, yes, its legendary Komodo dragons—the planet’s largest predatory lizards that are often compared to dinosaurs.
    — Annie Daly, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of island
Noun
  • Pnoēs Tinos, on the island’s southern tip, is designed by architect Aristides Dallas around the elements of earth, wind, and water.
    — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
  • There’s been a lot of dialogue about the possibility that extraterrestrials have visited the earth or at least our atmosphere.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of earth
Noun
  • The endorsements carry weight because unions give money to campaigns and provide boots-on-the-ground support to get out the vote.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Those supporters have done their club proud, a point embodied by the gradual improvements made to a ground Exeter were once threatened with eviction from under previous owners.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of ground
Noun
  • The property, where stays for August 6 were listed on Aman’s site for more than $6,000 a night, is located about a two-hour drive from San José del Cabo on the Baja California peninsula.
    — Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Kuda kepang was introduced to the southern Malaysian state of Johor by Javanese migrants who had settled in the peninsula as plantation workers and farmers in the 1910s through the 1930s.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of peninsula
Noun
  • Emory University’s Salamova, who studies indoor exposure, found levels of QACs in dust in daycare and assisted living care facilities to be about three times higher than in residential homes.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Korean lunar orbiter spots Falcon 9 crash site The collision was expected to create a crater about 60 feet wide and 12 feet deep and throw a plume of dust and rock outward into the air.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dust

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