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packhorse bridge

packhorse bridge noun: a narrow bridge with low parapets designed specifically for packhorses carrying loads across rivers or streams.

packhorse bridge: a narrow bridge with low parapets designed specifically for packhorses carrying loads across rivers...
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Noun

packhorse bridge (plural packhorse bridges)

  1. A narrow bridge with low parapets designed specifically for packhorses carrying loads across rivers or streams.
    • An ancient packhorse bridge over the River Derwent leads to the greystone cottages and riverside parish church of Baslow.1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 52

Forms of packhorse bridge

pluralpackhorse bridges

Questions about packhorse bridge

What does packhorse bridge mean?
Packhorse bridge means a narrow bridge with low parapets designed specifically for packhorses carrying loads across rivers or streams.
What part of speech is packhorse bridge?
Packhorse bridge is a noun.
What is the plural of packhorse bridge?
The plural of packhorse bridge is packhorse bridges.

Words near packhorse bridge in the dictionary

  1. Packett
  2. Packetts
  3. packfong
  4. Packham
  5. packhorse
  6. packhorse bridge
  7. packhorse bridges
  8. packhorses
  9. packhound
  10. packhounds
  11. packhouse

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