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
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
I also know that we made a trip over the small covered bridge from New Hampshire into Vermont every day to visit the post office.
From New York Times ● Sep. 5, 2018
We drove past dark houses, turned onto a covered bridge.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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