covered bridge
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of covered bridge
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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Built in 1871, the 246-foot-long bridge was the longest multi-span covered bridge in Kentucky, the website said.
From Washington Times • Mar. 10, 2021
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
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
He picked up his package and took the covered bridge across to the Keep.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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