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bridge route

bridge route noun: a railroad which provides a link from one major carrier (railroad) to another.

Noun

bridge route (plural bridge routes)

  1. (US) a railroad which provides a link from one major carrier (railroad) to another.
    • A decade later D&H began buying fast, high-horsepower locomotives in the interest of lucrative bridge-route traffic.1959, David P. Morgan, editor, Steam's Finest Hour, Kalmbach Publishing Co., page 34
    Synonyms:
    bridge line

Synonyms of bridge route

  • bridge line

Forms of bridge route

pluralbridge routes

Questions about bridge route

What does bridge route mean?
Bridge route means a railroad which provides a link from one major carrier (railroad) to another.
What part of speech is bridge route?
Bridge route is a noun.
What is the plural of bridge route?
The plural of bridge route is bridge routes.

Words near bridge route in the dictionary

  1. bridge plugs
  2. bridge railing
  3. bridge railings
  4. bridge roll
  5. bridge rolls
  6. bridge route
  7. bridge routes
  8. bridge spider
  9. bridge spiders
  10. bridge strike
  11. bridge strikes

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