Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

snake bridge

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables: snake bridge
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A curved or spiral bridge over a canal designed to allow a horse towing a boat to cross the canal without detaching the towline; commonly found on British canals built during the Industrial Revolution to facilitate uninterrupted horse-drawn towing.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Holonyms: canal, navigation (waterway-system sense)"
"The snake bridge allowed the horse to cross the canal without unhitching the towline."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

snake bridges (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

towpath

Synonyms

changeline bridge roving bridge turnover bridge

Questions

What does snake bridge mean?: A curved or spiral bridge over a canal designed to allow a horse towing a boat to cross the canal without detaching the towline; commonly found on British canals built during the Industrial Revolution to facilitate uninterrupted horse-drawn towing.

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