vertical-lift bridge

English

Noun

vertical-lift bridge (plural vertical-lift bridges)

  2. A type of lifting bridge for road and/or rail traffic where the span is lifted at both ends, remaining horizontal and not tilting.
    Hypernyms: lifting bridge < movable bridge < bridge < infrastructure
    Coordinate terms: (hinged) bascule bridge, drawbridge, swing bridge; (immovable) truss bridge, cable-stayed bridge, suspension bridge

Further reading

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