bridge tender

collocation in English

meaningsofbridgeandtender

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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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tender
noun[C]
uk
/ˈten.dər/us
/ˈten.dɚ/
mainly UK
a written or formal offer to supply goods or do a job for an ...
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(Definition ofbridgeandtenderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbridge tender

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Thebridgetender, a state employee, was trapped in the control booth located on the raised lift span near the south end.
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Thebridgetenderwould turn the swing bridge when boats came through, then turn it back to allow road traffic to cross over the canal.
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Two people died: thebridgetenderand the bridge electrician.
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On the downstream side of the north pier is the single-storybridgetenderhouse.
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All trains using the bridge are required to call thebridgetenderto obtain permission to cross.
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Thebridgetenderbuilding is literally falling apart, and if one didn't know any better the bridge looks abandoned.
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The first bridge opened in 1920 and was a single lane swing span which was opened manually by thebridgetender.
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The house was built in the 1830s as housing for thebridgetenderand his family.
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It was constructed to house thebridgetender, who would open the swing bridge when canal boats came through, then close it to allow traffic to cross over the canal.
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There are fourbridgetenderhouses: the northwest and southeast bridgehouses house the controls for operating the bridge; the northeast and southwest bridgehouses are purely decorative.
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Morgan was abridgetenderon the bridge during the 1950s.
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Thebridgetenderwas needed to open the swing bridge when canal boats came through, then close it to allow traffic to cross over the canal.
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Thebridgetenderhad placed the lift span in the raised position in anticipation of the ship's passage, and motorists were sitting in their vehicles behind the warning gates waiting.
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The bridge tenders are now under the consideration of the local authorities.
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One design change incorporated was relocation of the bridge tender's station to a fixed portion of the structure which did not go up and down with the lift span.
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