Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skew bridge

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: skew bridge
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as sometimes required in railway or highway engineering.

Example Sentences

"Just beyond Widmerpool the railway crosses the Roman Fosse Way on the skew. In The Midland Railway: Its Rise and Progress Frederick S. Williams wrote in 1877 that "in reverence to the past, the Midland acquiesced in the matter of a skew bridge, so that the lengthy straight course of the Fosse Way should not be disturbed"."
"The widening works include the rebuilding of the skew bridge near Northwood to take four tracks, and to enable the Rickmansworth Road to be widened to 60 ft.; […]."

Inflected Forms

skew bridges (plural)

Phrases

skew arch straight bridge

Frequently Paired Words

skew arch straight bridge

Synonyms

oblique bridge

Questions

What does skew bridge mean?: A bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as sometimes required in railway or highway engineering.

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