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bridging
[ brij-ing ]
/ ˈbrɪdʒ ɪŋ /
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noun Building Trades.
a brace or an arrangement of braces fixed between floor or roof joists to keep them in place.
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British Dictionary definitions for bridging
bridging
/ (ˈbrɪdʒɪŋ) /
noun
one or more timber struts fixed between floor or roof joists to stiffen the construction and distribute the loads
mountaineering a technique for climbing a wide chimney by pressing left hand and foot against one side of it and right hand and foot against the other side
rugby Union an illegal move in which a player leans down and forward onto the body of a prone player in a ruck, thereby preventing opposing players from winning the ball by fair rucking
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