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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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Origin of bridging

First recorded in 1830–40; bridge1 + -ing1

Words nearby bridging

bridgetree, Bridge View, bridgewall, Bridgewater, bridgework, bridging, bridging loan, bridging shot, Bridgman, bridgmanite, Bridgwater
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Words related to bridging

traverse, span, unite, join, bind, couple, reach, cross, attach, link, branch, subtend, go over, cross over

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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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