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

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

Near the covered bridge, she put her purse down, removed the glass jar and climbed the fence.

From Washington Times • May 5, 2018

Their scene on a covered bridge, in which Jin and Casey call each other out, is spectacular.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2017

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