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packhorse bridges

packhorse bridges is the plural of packhorse bridge.

Meaning of packhorse bridge

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

Questions about packhorse bridges

What is packhorse bridges the plural of?
Packhorse bridges is the plural of packhorse bridge.

Words near packhorse bridges in the dictionary

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

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