covered bridge

American  

[kuhv-erd brij] / ˈkʌv ərd ˈbrɪdʒ /

noun

1. a bridge that is enclosed by a roof and walls.

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Etymology

Origin of covered bridge

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

Here, you can watch artisans make glassware in the studio, which sits on the banks of the Ottauquechee River near a covered bridge.

From Washington Post • Nov. 13, 2019

Elizabethton’s downtown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places almost in its entirety, but it may be their 134-foot-long covered bridge over the Doe River that is the most photogenic.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2019

Abel decided he had room on his property near Elizabethtown for the center’s collection - along with the Star Barn complex, the Belmont Barn and the Herr’s Mill covered bridge.

From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2018

Engineers rebuild a historical covered bridge that was destroyed by floods in rural New York in “Operation Bridge Rescue” on a new “Nova.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2018

Up would take her to the covered bridge that spanned the small court to the Tower of the Hand, but that would be the way they'd expect her to go, for certain.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin