The experienced lawyer was a bridgebuilder between labor and management.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
bridge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 structure across a river, road, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ high, humpback (BrE), narrow ▪ rail, railroad (AmE), railway (BrE), road … Collocations dictionary
Bridge No. L-5573 — U.S. National Register of Historic Places … Wikipedia
build — vb Build, construct, erect, frame, raise, rear are comparable when they mean to form or fashion a structure or something comparable to a structure. Build strictly implies a fitting together of parts and materials to form something which may be… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
bridge — bridge1 [brij] n. [ME brigge < OE brycge < IE base * bhrū, log, beam, hence wooden causeway] 1. a structure built over a river, railroad, highway, etc. to provide a way across for vehicles or pedestrians 2. a thing that provides connection … English World dictionary
Bridge — (br[i^]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bridged} (br[i^]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bridging}.] 1. To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river. [1913 Webster] Their simple engineering bridged with felled trees the streams which could not be… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Build a Bridge — is a song performed by Limp Bizkit. This song was the official theme of WWE Survivor Series 2003. This song had former Korn guitarist Brian Head Welch on guitar. This song, along with Almost Over, was meant to be Limp Bizkit s next single after… … Wikipedia
bridge — bridge1 bridgeable, adj. bridgeless, adj. bridgelike, adj. /brij/, n., v., bridged, bridging, adj. n. 1. a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. 2. a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or… … Universalium
bridge — 1 /brIdZ/ noun (C) 1 OVER A RIVER/ROAD ETC a structure built over a river, road etc, that allows people or vehicles to cross from one side to the other 2 CONNECTION something that provides a connection between two things; link 2 (1): The training … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Bridge of the Horns — Bab el Mandeb area. The Bridge of the Horns is a proposed construction project to build a bridge between the coasts of Djibouti and Yemen across the Bab el Mandeb, the strait between the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. It will be constructed by Noor… … Wikipedia
bridge — I n. structure carrying a roadway 1) to build, construct, erect a bridge 2) to throw a bridge across a river 3) an arch; Bailey; bascule; cantilever; covered bridge; drawbridge; footbridge; pontoon; railroad (AE), railway (BE); suspension; toll;… … Combinatory dictionary
