bridge

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the hard ridge that forms the upper part of the nose

   My glasses left marks on the bridge of my nose.

2. 2
   noun

   something resembling a bridge in form or function

   The letters provided a bridge across the centuries.

3. 3
   verb

   to make a bridge across something

   We bridged the river, using only bamboo and a wad of chewing gum.

4. 4
   verb

   to cross over on a bridge

   I bridged the river.

5. 5
   verb

   to connect or reduce the distance between

   The computer science class will bridge your understanding of these two fundamental skills.

6. 6
   noun

   A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.

   The rope bridge crosses the river.

7. 7
   noun

   An arch or superstructure.

   The first officer is on the bridge.

8. 8
   noun

   A connection, real or abstract.

   Yes, France is geographically situated in a key position so far as Western Europe is concerned. They are really the bridge between Germany, Spain and Italy. And it was necessary to have a NATO organization that was unified and France was a necessary member of that organization.

Etymology

From Middle English brigge, from Old English brycġ (“bridge”), from Proto-Germanic *brugjō, *brugjǭ (“bridge”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerw-, *bʰrēw- (“wooden flooring, decking, bridge”). Cognates Cognate with Scots brig, brigg (“bridge”), Yola burge (“bridge”), North Frisian brag, Bröch (“bridge”), Saterland Frisian Brääch, Brääg (“bridge”), West Frisian brêge (“bridge”), Dutch brug (“bridge”), German Brücke (“bridge”), Limburgish brögk (“bridge”), Luxembourgish Bréck (“bridge”), Vilamovian bryk (“bridge”), Yiddish בריק (brik, “bridge”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål brygge (“jetty, pier, whar…