Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bailey bridge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: bai-ley bridge
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portable, prefabricated truss bridge, designed for use by military engineering units.

Example Sentences

"■ More than 1,200 Bailey Bridges, a system developed by the British but also used by the Americans, were constructed, principally for use by the railways."

Etymology

Bailey + bridge. Named after British civil servant Donald Bailey, who invented them.

Inflected Forms

Bailey bridges (plural)

Phrases

Mabey bridge

Frequently Paired Words

Mabey bridge

Questions

What does bailey bridge mean?: A portable, prefabricated truss bridge, designed for use by military engineering units.
Where does bailey bridge come from?: Bailey + bridge. Named after British civil servant Donald Bailey, who invented them.

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