Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bridge strike

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables: bridge strike
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An instance of a vehicle or ship colliding with a bridge; most strikes by vehicles are by those which are too high to pass under a low overbridge.

Example Sentences

"Transport for London is providing detailed information on height restrictions on tunnels and bridges in the capital, in a bid to reduce the number of bridge strikes. [...] TfL is affected by at least two bridge strikes a month."

Inflected Forms

bridge strikes (plural)

Questions

What does bridge strike mean?: An instance of a vehicle or ship colliding with a bridge; most strikes by vehicles are by those which are too high to pass under a low overbridge.

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