covered bridge
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of covered bridge
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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History lovers will adore the nearby Pioneer Yosemite History Center with preserved buildings moved from other parts of the park and an 1857 covered bridge used by stagecoaches coming into Yosemite in the early days.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 20, 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
Mexican officials escorted the four — a pregnant woman, her boyfriend, a mother and her 16-year-old son — to a U.S. customs officers’ station at the center of the covered bridge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2018
David Abel told Knapp “it was an honor” and a “labor of love” to rescue the covered bridge, because it was a local treasure.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 10, 2018
There was a window in the covered bridge between the armory and the Great Keep where you had a view of the whole yard.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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