flying bridge

noun

A (usually open) area on top of, or at the side of, a ship's pilothouse, serving as an operating station for the officers in good weather or when manoeuvring in port.

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monkey islandflybridgefly bridgemonkey bridge
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Meanings

nounflying bridge (plural flying bridges)

plural flying bridges

  1. nauticalA (usually open) area on top of, or at the side of, a ship's pilothouse, serving as an operating station for the officers in good weather or when manoeuvring in port.

    Synonyms: monkey island

  2. architectureAn overhead walkway built across a courtyard or atrium space within a building.
  3. A temporary floating or suspended bridge or ferrying construction.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA (usually open) area on top of, or at the side of, a ship's pilothouse, serving as an operating station for the officers in good weather or when manoeuvring in port.

Similar
monkey island

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house

Similar
flybridgefly bridgemonkey bridge
Broader
bridgebridge deck
Also see
flybridgemonkey bridgemonkey island

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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