- pivot bridge
- noun
: a drawbridge in which one span turns about a central vertical axis
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pivot bridge nounA swing bridge moving on a vertical pivot in the middle• • •Main Entry: ↑pivot
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pivot bridge
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Pivot bridge — Pivot Piv ot, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pivot bridge — /ˈpɪvət brɪdʒ/ (say pivuht brij) noun → swing bridge (def. 1) …
Pivot — Piv ot, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the pivot of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pivot gun — Pivot Piv ot, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pivot man — Pivot Piv ot, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pivot tooth — Pivot Piv ot, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe. See {Pipe}.] 1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns. [1913 Webster] 2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a support; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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movable bridge — ▪ engineering either a drawbridge, a vertical lift bridge, a transporter bridge, or a swing (pivot) bridge. The drawbridge, or bascule, is the best known; it may be single or double leafed. It originated in medieval Europe, probably Normandy, as … Universalium
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