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flying bridge

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables
fly-ing bridge
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A (usually open) area on top of, or at the side of, a ship's pilothouse, serving as an operating station for the officers in good weather or when manoeuvring in port.

noun

An overhead walkway built across a courtyard or atrium space within a building.

noun

A temporary floating or suspended bridge or ferrying construction.

Inflected Forms

flying bridges (plural)

Synonyms

monkey island flybridge fly bridge monkey bridge

Questions

What does flying bridge mean?
A (usually open) area on top of, or at the side of, a ship's pilothouse, serving as an operating station for the officers in good weather or when manoeuvring in port.

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