How to pronounce bridge

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What bridge means

noun

Most people know bridge in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

The raised deck from which a ship is steered

In a sentence: From the ship's bridge, the captain watched the waves and called orders to the crew.

Where it comes from: It is the same word as a bridge over a river, from the Old English brycg. The raised deck stretches across the ship much like a bridge.

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