Definition of Bridges

1. Noun. United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990).

Exact synonyms: Harry Bridges
Generic synonyms: Labor Leader

Definition of Bridges

1. Noun. (plural of bridge) ¹

2. Verb. (third-person singular of bridge) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bridges

1. bridge [v] - See also: bridge

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bridges

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Literary usage of Bridges

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report by Illinois Highway Commission (1913)
"COST OF ENGINEERING WORK FOR Bridges. A sufficient volume of bridge work has been handled by the State Highway Commission together with experience in ..."

2. The Law Reports by James Redfoord Bulwer (1872)
"Semble, that even if hundred bridges were nut included in ll county bridi/пя," hundreds would 1''Л Ъ*. relieved by the lli'/hw.iy Act, 1835, ..."

3. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1907)
"Bridges It Is realized that, from the engineering standpoint, the following ... Communication from comrs. of code re. highway bridges and ferries statutes. ..."

4. Proceedings by American Society of Civil Engineers (1902)
"The improvements in the quality of the materials used for the construction of bridges have gradually increased the largest practicable distance between the ..."

5. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"On what possible ground, then, can Congress order the removal of bridges built over navigable streams, under authority of the States, when they do not ..."

6. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"Bridges was a prominent member of the evangelical party in the church, and author of ... A small selection from Bridges' correspondence was published at ..."

7. Life and Writings of Thomas Paine by Thomas Paine, Daniel Edwin Wheeler (1908)
"THE CONSTRUCTION OF IRON Bridges AS bridges, and the method of constructing . ... In the meantime, on account of the bridges now in contemplation, or begun, ..."

8. The Engineering Index Annual for by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (1909)
"Steel Bridges Connecticut River, an example of a through arch with a suspended floor. ... Illustrates both the old and new bridges, describing the work. ..."

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