bridging

[ brij-ing ]
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nounBuilding Trades.
  1. a brace or an arrangement of braces fixed between floor or roof joists to keep them in place.

Origin of bridging

1
First recorded in 1830–40; bridge1 + -ing1

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How to use bridging in a sentence

  • They also had bridgings fastened transversely, and a flooring laid on them protected the parts beneath.

British Dictionary definitions for bridging

bridging

/ (ˈbrɪdʒɪŋ) /


noun
  1. one or more timber struts fixed between floor or roof joists to stiffen the construction and distribute the loads

  2. mountaineering a technique for climbing a wide chimney by pressing left hand and foot against one side of it and right hand and foot against the other side

  1. rugby Union an illegal move in which a player leans down and forward onto the body of a prone player in a ruck, thereby preventing opposing players from winning the ball by fair rucking

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