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covered bridge

American  
[kuhv-erd brij] / ˈkʌv ərd ˈbrɪdʒ /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of covered bridge

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

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They made their way up the mountain to a ski resort, passing horseback riders and fellow runners before stopping to reflect at a covered bridge.

From Seattle Times Oct. 18, 2022

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

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

The box of the puzzle was propped up to show what the picture would be when the puzzle was done: a covered bridge in autumn.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo

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