bridge strike

noun

An instance of a vehicle or ship colliding with a bridge; most strikes by vehicles are by those which are too high to pass under a low overbridge.

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Meanings

nounbridge strike (plural bridge strikes)

plural bridge strikes

  1. An instance of a vehicle or ship colliding with a bridge; most strikes by vehicles are by those which are too high to pass under a low overbridge.

    Transport for London is providing detailed information on height restrictions on tunnels and bridges in the capital, in a bid to reduce the number of bridge strikes. [...] TfL is affected by at least two bridge strikes a month.

    2019 October 23, “Network News: TfL addresses bridge strikes”, in RAIL, number 890, page 18
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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