bridge of no return en · PROPN
Etymology
Calque of Korean 돌아올 수 없는 다리 (doraol su eomneun dari)
Meanings
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A bridge crossing the military demarcation line between North Korea and South Korea.
Three birthdays and 28 months later I was released at Panmunjom when the war ended and crossed the Bridge of No Return to rejoin the human race.
1988, John S. Edwards, editor, American Ex-prisoners of War: Non Solum Armis, Turner Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 32:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| the bridge of no return | canonical | lexicographic |