suspension bridge

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suspension bridge

1. A bridge having the roadway or footway suspended from cables that are anchored at either end and usually supported at intervals by towers.

2. A bridge consisting of one or more cables stretched across a span, with the roadway or footway lying on top of those cables.

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suspension bridge

(Civil Engineering) a bridge that has a deck suspended by cables or rods from other cables or chains that hang between two towers and are anchored at both ends

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suspen′sion bridge`

a bridge having a deck suspended from cables anchored at their extremities and usu. raised on towers.

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Noun

suspension bridge - a bridge that has a roadway supported by cables that are anchored at both ends

bridge, span - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

cable - a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire

Translations

جِسْرٌ مُعَلَّقجِسْر مُعَلَّق

visutý most

hængebro

riippusilta

viseći most

lánchíd

hengibrú

ponte sospeso sospensioni

吊橋

현수교

hangbrug

hengebro hengebru

most wiszący

ponte pênsil ponte suspensa

висячий мост

visutý most

hängbro

สะพานแขวน

asma köprü

cầu treo

吊桥

suspension bridge

n → ponte m sospeso

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suspend

(səˈspend) verb

1. to hang. The meat was suspended from a hook.

2. to keep from falling or sinking. Particles of dust are suspended in the air.

3. to stop or discontinue temporarily. All business will be suspended until after the funeral.

4. to prevent (a person) temporarily from continuing his (professional) activities or having his usual privileges. Two footballers were suspended after yesterday's match.

suspended ˈsentence noun

a prison sentence that will take effect only if the criminal commits a (similar) crime again.

suˈspenders noun plural

1. a pair, or set, of elastic straps for holding up socks or stockings.

2. (American) braces for holding up trousers.

suˈspense (-s) noun

a state of uncertainty and anxiety. We waited in suspense for the result of the competition.

suˈspension (-ʃən) noun

1. the act of suspending.

2. in a motor vehicle etc, the system of springs etc supporting the frame on the axles.

3. a liquid with solid particles that do not sink.

suspension bridge

a type of bridge that has its roadway suspended from cables supported by towers.

suspension bridge

→ جِسْرٌ مُعَلَّق visutý most hængebro Hängebrücke κρεμαστή γέφυρα puente colgante riippusilta pont suspendu viseći most ponte sospeso 吊橋 현수교 hangbrug hengebro most wiszący ponte pênsil, ponte suspensa висячий мост hängbro สะพานแขวน asma köprü cầu treo 吊桥

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Have you ever seen his first suspension bridge in Canada, the one he was doing when I first knew him?

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The lightning spattered the sky as a thrown egg spattered a barn door, but the light was pale blue, not yellow; and looking through my slit bamboo blinds, I could see the great dog standing, not sleeping, in the veranda, the hackles alift on her back, and her feet planted as tensely as the drawn wire rope of a suspension bridge. In the very short pauses of the thunder I tried to sleep, but it seemed that some one wanted me very badly.

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-- By the middle of the day we arrived at one of the suspension bridges, made of hide, which cross the Maypu, a large turbulent river a few leagues southward of Santiago.

The suspension bridges, in the less frequented parts, are generally taken down during the winter when the rivers are low.

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A BASE jumper takes a leap in the murk as he jumps from the Clifton Suspension Bridge into thick fog.

That's suspenseful.

Saudi Arabia is reportedly studying the implementation of a sea taxi service, Corniche Tram, and Obhur Suspension Bridge -- planned as one of the world's widest concrete suspension bridges -- according to chairman of Jeddah Metro Company, Dr Osama Abdu.

Saudi Arabia studying Jeddah's 350m Obhur Suspension Bridge

Feasibility studies are now underway for the construction of the Obhur Suspension Bridge in Jeddah, a senior official at Jeddah Metro Company has said.

Feasibility studies underway for construction of Obhur Suspension Bridge in Jeddah

The sea taxi is among the three major projects in the pipeline and that also include Obhur Suspension Bridge and the Corniche Tram.

Studies underway for Jeddah's Obhur Suspension Bridge

SHANGLA -- Residents of Dunkacho area and its suburbs have demanded of the authorities to rebuild a suspension bridge washed away by the recent flash floods.

Reconstruction of flood-hit bridge demanded

Summary: Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 24 (ANI): Days after the nearly century-old suspension bridge, Laxman Jhula, was closed for public use, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday announced the construction of a new and modern bridge in its place.

U'khand CM announces construction of new bridge in place of Laxman Jhula

Taoyuan City's Department of Tourism (DOT) has launched the season-limited 'blue highway" package tour for tourists who wish to take a boat ride from the wharf at Shihmen Dam to the new Sikou suspension bridge, providing a waterway alternative for visiting the suspension bridge that is free from road congestion, the department said on July 5.