covered bridge
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of covered bridge
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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They made their way up the mountain to a ski resort, passing horseback riders and fellow runners before stopping to reflect at a covered bridge.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 18, 2022
Here, you can watch artisans make glassware in the studio, which sits on the banks of the Ottauquechee River near a covered bridge.
From Washington Post • Nov. 13, 2019
End up at the Japanese covered bridge, an arched pagoda built in 1593 and later reconstructed by the Chinese and Vietnamese.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2019
Engineers rebuild a historical covered bridge that was destroyed by floods in rural New York in “Operation Bridge Rescue” on a new “Nova.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2018
We drove past dark houses, turned onto a covered bridge.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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