bridge circuit

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. bridge.

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Etymology

Origin of bridge circuit

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Among the victims of this odd malady is Tom's second wife Ellen, who in his enforced absence has become a star on the tournament bridge circuit.

From Time Magazine Archive

The conversation was made possible by the use of the vacuum tube and the bridge circuit.

From Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son by Mills, John

At Station A the ordinary talking set is shown in simplified form, consisting merely of a receiver, transmitter, and hook switch in a single bridge circuit across the line.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster

When the impulse from the central office ceases, the spring 1 resumes its normal position, thus breaking the bridge circuit through the bell at that station.

From Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. by Miller, Kempster