Oresund Bridge

UK/ˌɜːsʊnd ˈbɹɪdʒ/US/ˌɝsʊnd ˈbɹɪdʒ/

proper noun

A road–rail bridge across Oresund between Sweden and Denmark.

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Öresund Bridge · alternative Øresund Bridge

  1. A road–rail bridge across Oresund between Sweden and Denmark.

Origin

  1. SwedishÖresundsbron
  2. DanishØresundsbroen
  3. EnglishOresund Bridge

From Oresund + bridge, a calque of the Danish Øresundsbroen and the Swedish Öresundsbron.

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Translations

Danish Øresundsbroen
  • Øresundsbroenbridge
Finnish Juutinrauman silta
  • Juutinrauman siltabridge
German Öresundbrücke
  • Öresundbrückebridge
Icelandic Eyrarsundsbrúin
  • Eyrarsundsbrúinbridge
Norwegian Bokmål Øresundsbroen
  • Øresundsbroenbridge
Polish most nad Sundem, most Kopenhaga – Malmö
  • most nad Sundembridge
  • most Kopenhaga – Malmöbridge
Spanish puente de Øresund, puente de Öresund
  • puente de Øresundbridge
  • puente de Öresundbridge
Swedish Öresundsbron
  • Öresundsbronbridge
Cite this entry
APA

Oresund Bridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oresund%20Bridge

MLA

“Oresund Bridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oresund%20Bridge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Oresund Bridge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Oresund%20Bridge.

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