floating bridge

collocation in English

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floating
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfləʊ.tɪŋ/us
/ˈfloʊ.t̬ɪŋ/
not fixed in one position, place, ...
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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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(Definition offloatingandbridgefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There was the heavyfloatingbridgeproject, which set us back £½ million.
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The 15 strings run over afloatingbridgeto a metal tailpiece on the end of the body.
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Another transitional design is the parlor guitar fitted with afloatingbridgeand tailpiece.
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It is not clear when thefloatingbridgefinally ceased to exist.
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It has afloatingbridgeand a metal tailpeice.
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On the other hand, there is an uncomplicated scoring system emerging to balance out the under-bidding nature offloatingbridge.
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The bridge was built in either 1857 or 1862 (sources differing), replacing afloatingbridgethat had been located a short way upstream.
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At 7,578 feet (2,310m), it is the longestfloatingbridgein the world.
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Thefloatingbridgewas broken apart by waves in 1806, and was rebuilt in the year 1807 as an interim solution.
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Thisfloatingbridgewas 466 m long and 25 m wide.
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The old 3 lanefloatingbridgehas been replaced by a new, 5 lanefloatingbridge.
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Archtop guitars are steel-string acoustic guitars with a big soundbox, arched top, violin-style f-holes, afloatingbridgeand magnetic or piezoelectric pickups.
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Thefloatingbridgewas replaced as it outlived its usefulness and was incapable of supporting the traffic levels.
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The entrance through the first door once led over thefloatingbridge.
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The oldfloatingbridgehas been dismantled as it has outlived its usefulness and was incapable of supporting the current traffic levels.
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Bridge construction started at 9:45am and by 4:00pm the first truck crossed thefloatingbridge.
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It is also known as thefloatingbridge.
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Soon insufficient, it was widened to 8,5 metres in 1921-22, and at the same time the oldfloatingbridgeclosed for traffic.
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At that time, it was afloatingbridgeconsisting of 86 huge boats connected to one another.
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Because the bridge does not have rock foundations but is entirely supported by sand, it is sometimes described as afloatingbridge.
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