covered bridge

noun

A bridge with a (usually wooden) house-like structure covering it; in many of the wooden versions, the roof and siding protect the structural timbers from the elements.

Similar
kissing bridge
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Meanings

nouncovered bridge (plural covered bridges)

plural covered bridges

  1. A bridge with a (usually wooden) house-like structure covering it; in many of the wooden versions, the roof and siding protect the structural timbers from the elements.

    Synonyms: kissing bridge

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bridge with a (usually wooden) house-like structure covering it; in many of the wooden versions, the roof and siding protect the structural timbers from the elements.

Similar
kissing bridge
Also see
kissing bridge

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 廊橋 /廊桥
  • 廊橋 /廊桥 (lángqiáo)bridge with a house-like structure covering it
Finnish katettu silta
  • katettu siltabridge with a house-like structure covering it
German gedeckte Brücke
  • gedeckte Brückebridge with a house-like structure covering it
Portuguese ponte coberta
  • ponte cobertabridge with a house-like structure covering it
Russian кры́тый мост
  • кры́тый мост (krýtyj most)bridge with a house-like structure covering it
Swedish övertäckt bro
  • övertäckt brobridge with a house-like structure covering it
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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