snake bridge
snake bridge noun: a curved or spiral bridge over a canal designed to allow a horse towing a boat to cross the canal without detaching the towline; commonly found on British canals built during the Industrial Revolution to facilitate uninterrupted horse-drawn towing.
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Noun
snake bridge (plural snake bridges)
- A curved or spiral bridge over a canal designed to allow a horse towing a boat to cross the canal without detaching the towline; commonly found on British canals built during the Industrial Revolution to facilitate uninterrupted horse-drawn towing.
- Holonyms: canal, navigation (waterway-system sense)
- The snake bridge allowed the horse to cross the canal without unhitching the towline.2003, Hadfield, Charles, British Canals: The Inland Waterways of Britain, page 112
- Synonyms:
- changeline bridge, roving bridge, turnover bridge
Synonyms of snake bridge
Forms of snake bridge
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Questions about snake bridge
- What does snake bridge mean?
- Snake bridge means a curved or spiral bridge over a canal designed to allow a horse towing a boat to cross the canal without detaching the towline; commonly found on British canals built during the Industrial Revolution to facilitate uninterrupted horse-drawn towing.
- What part of speech is snake bridge?
- Snake bridge is a noun.
- What is the plural of snake bridge?
- The plural of snake bridge is snake bridges.
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