bridge builder

collocation in English

meaningsofbridgeandbuilder

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bridge
noun
uk
/brɪdʒ/us
/brɪdʒ/
a structure that is built over a river, road, or railway to allow people and vehicles to cross from one side to ...
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builder
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɪl.dər/us
/ˈbɪl.dɚ/
a person whose job it is to ...
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(Definition ofbridgeandbuilderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Yet thebridgebuilderwas actually paid his fee!
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It was common prudence on the part of anybridgebuilderto await the results of that investigation before carrying on.
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The trouble is that very often the expert who is a very goodbridgebuilderdoes not realise the political implications of the work he is doing.
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Soon the mermaid's home is threatened by an evilbridgebuilder.
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He has also been said to represent thebridgebuilder, and another figure on the cathedral to represent the cathedral builder.
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It specialized, as the name would suggest, in the fabrication of iron truss bridges and was a prolificbridgebuilderin the late 19th century.
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It is believed to be the work of one of manybridgebuildercopying his design, which was portable and easy to assemble.
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The building was constructed by a localbridgebuilderand designed with a unique system of structural support.
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Upon his arrival, he worked as carpenter,bridgebuilder, and millwright.
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In the middle one the city is shown, flanked to the left and right by a steelworker, a blast furnace worker, a brewer and abridgebuilder.
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The ideas associated with the just cause of collective interests have been advanced by both academic and public policy bridge builders.
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Palmer (17511821) was the best-known woodenbridgebuilderin the country, and the resulting bridge became his best-known work.
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It is therefore very important that we now prepare ourselves for our role as bridge builders.
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It is not always easy to get bridge builders and navigation people to agree, and very great difficulties were found to begin with.
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