Dictionary

land bridge en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• /ˈlænd ˌbɹɪd͡ʒ/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From land (noun) + bridge (noun).

Meanings

1. An isthmus or other land connection between landmasses, chiefly one which existed during prehistoric times, by which it is theorized that animals and plants were able to spread from one landmass to another.
2. A relatively fast rail or road route over land, especially one for transporting goods.
   • His reference to waves of lorries on the A55 that match ferry schedules may become dated. Until very recently, the A55 formed part of a land bridge between Ireland and continental Europe. However, when Britain left the European Union, ferries started to ply a direct sea link from Ireland, […] 2021 December 29, Philip Haigh, “Rail’s Role in Unifying Great Britain and Northern Ireland”, in Rail, number 947, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 25:

Forms

Deriveds

De Geer Land Bridge

Translations (43)

eu lur-zubi (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · ta இணைநிலம் (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · si බිම් සේතුව (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · nl landbrug (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · sv landbrygga (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · ar جسر يابسة (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · bn ভূ-সেতু (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · is landbrú (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · fa پل خشکی (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · th สะพานแผ่นดิน (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · pt ponte terrestre (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · ca pont terrestre (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · ms jambatan darat (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · it ponte continentale (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · ga droichead talún (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · ru переше́ек (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · kn ನೆಲ ಸೇತುವೆ (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · de Landbrücke (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · sah билии (relatively fast rail or road route over land, especially one for transporting goods) · cmn 陸橋 /陆桥 (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · tr kara köprüsü (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · fi maareitti (relatively fast rail or road route over land, especially one for transporting goods) · el χερσαία γέφυρα (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · id jambatan darat (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · ko 육교 (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · sv landförbindelse (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · pl pomost lądowy (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · fi kannas (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · sv landförbindelse (relatively fast rail or road route over land, especially one for transporting goods) · kn ಭೂ ಸೇತುವೆ (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · af landbrug (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · eo terponto (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · be перашыек (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · alt перешеек (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · da landbro (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · he גשר יבשתי (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · hi ज़मीनी पुल (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · fr pont terrestre (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · ja 陸橋 (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · es puente terrestre (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · cmn 陸運走廊 /陆运走廊 (relatively fast rail or road route over land, especially one for transporting goods) · uk сухопу́тний міст (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses) · fi maakannas (isthmus or other land connection between landmasses)

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