suspension bridge


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

Origin of suspension bridge

1
First recorded in 1815–25

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British Dictionary definitions for suspension bridge

suspension bridge

noun
  1. 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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