duplicate bridge

noun

1. a form of contract bridge used in tournaments in which contestants play the identical series of deals, with each deal being scored independently, permitting individual scores to be compared.

duplicate bridge

noun

1. Also called: board bridge. a form of contract bridge, esp at clubs and in competitions, in which the hands are kept as dealt and played by different players. The partners with the highest average score are the winners Compare rubber bridge

Word History and Origins

Origin of duplicate bridge¹

First recorded in 1925–30