Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [peynt brij]
- /peɪnt brɪdʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [peynt brij]
- /peɪnt brɪdʒ/
Definitions of paint bridge words
- noun paint bridge a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. 1
- noun paint bridge a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or phase between two adjacent elements, activities, conditions, or the like: Working at the hospital was a bridge between medical school and private practice. 1
- noun paint bridge Nautical. a raised transverse platform from which a power vessel is navigated: often includes a pilot house and a chart house. any of various other raised platforms from which the navigation or docking of a vessel is supervised. a bridge house or bridge superstructure. a raised walkway running fore-and-aft. 1
- noun paint bridge Anatomy. the ridge or upper line of the nose. 1
- noun paint bridge Dentistry. an artificial replacement, fixed or removable, of a missing tooth or teeth, supported by natural teeth or roots adjacent to the space. 1
- noun paint bridge Music. a thin, fixed wedge or support raising the strings of a musical instrument above the sounding board. a transitional, modulatory passage connecting sections of a composition or movement. (in jazz and popular music) the contrasting third group of eight bars in a thirty-two-bar chorus; channel; release. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of paint bridge
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English brigge, Old English brycg; cognate with Dutch brug, German Brücke; akin to Old Norse bryggja pier
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Parts of speech for Paint bridge
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paint bridge popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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