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  • 81Skew bridge — Bridge Bridge (br[i^]j), n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. br[ u]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[=u] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge,… …

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  • 82Suspension bridge — Bridge Bridge (br[i^]j), n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. br[ u]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[=u] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge,… …

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  • 83Trestle bridge — Bridge Bridge (br[i^]j), n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. br[ u]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[=u] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge,… …

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  • 84Truss bridge — Bridge Bridge (br[i^]j), n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. br[ u]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[=u] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge,… …

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  • 85Tubular bridge — Bridge Bridge (br[i^]j), n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. br[ u]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[=u] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge,… …

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  • 86Wheatstone's bridge — Bridge Bridge (br[i^]j), n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge, AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG. brucca, G. br[ u]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[=u] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro bridge,… …

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  • 87diffuser — noun Date: circa 1679 1. one that diffuses: as a. a device (as a reflector) for distributing the light of a lamp evenly b. a screen (as of cloth or frosted glass) for softening lighting (as in photography) c. a device (as slats at different… …

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  • 88goaltending — noun Date: 1968 1. the act of guarding a goal (as in hockey) 2. a violation in basketball that involves touching or deflecting a ball that is on its downward path toward the basket or on or within the rim of the basket …

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  • 89tip-in — noun Etymology: 6tip Date: 1948 a goal (as in basketball or hockey) made by tipping or deflecting a shot into the basket or net from very close range …

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  • 90windage — noun Etymology: 1wind Date: circa 1710 1. a. the space between the projectile of a smoothbore gun and the surface of the bore b. the difference between the diameter of the bore of a muzzle loading rifled cannon and that of the projectile cylinder …

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