bridgelike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a bridge.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English bridge →
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Meanings

adjectivebridgelike (comparative more bridgelike, superlative most bridgelike)

comparative more bridgelike · superlative most bridgelike

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a bridge.

    A sweeping arched roof is held up by a bridgelike cable-stayed suspension system.

    2008 February 29, David W. Dunlap, “Modern Pool for Public Is Opening in Flushing”, in New York Times
  2. Similar to the card game of bridge.

Origin

  1. Englishbridge
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishbridgelike

From bridge + -like.

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APA

bridgelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridgelike

MLA

“bridgelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridgelike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bridgelike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bridgelike.

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