Brooklyn Bridge

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noun

a suspension bridge over the East River, in New York City, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn: built 1867–84. 5,989 feet (1,825 meters) long.

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Words nearby Brooklyn Bridge

brookite, brooklet, brooklime, Brookline, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn Center, Brooklynese, Brooklyn Park, Brookner, Brook Park

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How to use Brooklyn Bridge in a sentence

Jennie Jerome, who went on to become Lady Randolph Churchill, was born in Brooklyn in 1854.
The Real-Life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed Britain|Tim Teeman|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His most recent assignment was the 84th Precinct, at the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The same night the “dead cops” chant was recorded, two police officers were attacked on the Brooklyn Bridge.
The Monsters Who Screamed for Dead Cops|Jacob Siegel|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not only does his mom live in Brooklyn, but he also has a child with a woman there.
Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish|M.L. Nestel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He swiped one of them to get from midtown Manhattan to Brooklyn.
Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish|M.L. Nestel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The engineer officer charged with preparing the line of retreat reported that the one bridge across the Elster was not sufficient.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
It was a direct lie to tell the Austrian commander that an armistice had been arranged and the bridge ceded to the French.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
The ruse by which he and Lannes captured the bridge below Vienna was discreditable no doubt from the point of view of morality.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
"There is a bridge up yonder, monsieur," returned the servant, thankful to have the conversation changed.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
They crossed the bridge and rode up the gently rising, bare, and rugged ground towards Condillac.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini

Cultural definitions for Brooklyn Bridge

Brooklyn Bridge

A suspension bridge built between Manhattan and Brooklyn in the late nineteenth century; Manhattan and Brooklyn are today two boroughs of New York City. At the time of its completion, the Brooklyn Bridge was the world's longest suspension bridge.

notes for Brooklyn Bridge

The Brooklyn Bridge is mentioned in several common expressions about the sale of the bridge by one person to another (the bridge is actually public property). A person who “could sell someone the Brooklyn Bridge” is persuasive; a person who “tries to sell the Brooklyn Bridge” is extremely dishonest; a person who “would buy the Brooklyn Bridge” is gullible.