cable-stayed bridge

noun

A bridge where the deck is supported by cables (wire ropes) attached directly to pillars.

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Meanings

nouncable-stayed bridge (plural cable-stayed bridges)

plural cable-stayed bridges

  1. A bridge where the deck is supported by cables (wire ropes) attached directly to pillars.

Translations

Bulgarian ва́нтов мост
  • ва́нтов мост (vántov most)bridge supported by cables attached directly to pillars
Chinese Mandarin 斜拉橋 /斜拉桥
  • 斜拉橋 /斜拉桥 (xiélāqiáo)bridge supported by cables attached directly to pillars
Finnish vinoköysisilta
  • vinoköysisiltabridge supported by cables attached directly to pillars
French pont à haubans
  • pont à haubansbridge supported by cables attached directly to pillars
German Schrägseilbrücke
  • Schrägseilbrückebridge supported by cables attached directly to pillars
Hungarian ferdekábeles híd
  • ferdekábeles hídbridge supported by cables attached directly to pillars
Indonesian jembatan beruji kabel
  • jembatan beruji kabelbridge supported by cables attached directly to pillars
Polish most wantowy
  • most wantowybridge supported by cables attached directly to pillars
Portuguese ponte estaiada
  • ponte estaiadabridge supported by cables attached directly to pillars
Turkish gergin eğik askılı köprü
  • gergin eğik askılı köprübridge supported by cables attached directly to pillars
Cite this entry
APA

cable-stayed bridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cable-stayed%20bridge

MLA

“cable-stayed bridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cable-stayed%20bridge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cable-stayed bridge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cable-stayed%20bridge.

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