bridging

American  

[brij-ing] / ˈbrɪdʒ ɪŋ /

noun

Building Trades.

1. a brace or an arrangement of braces fixed between floor or roof joists to keep them in place.

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bridging British  

/ ˈbrɪdʒɪŋ /

noun

1. one or more timber struts fixed between floor or roof joists to stiffen the construction and distribute the loads

2. mountaineering a technique for climbing a wide chimney by pressing left hand and foot against one side of it and right hand and foot against the other side

3. rugby Union an illegal move in which a player leans down and forward onto the body of a prone player in a ruck, thereby preventing opposing players from winning the ball by fair rucking

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Etymology

Origin of bridging

First recorded in 1830–40; bridge ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

"There's a gentleman from Russia, his name is Kirill, and he had a lot to do with this. He was important. He was an important interlocutor bridging the two sides," Witkoff told reporters.

From BBC

Since the fall of El-Fasher, fighting has shifted to the neighbouring Kordofan region, a strategic area bridging the west of the country with the capital.

From Barron's

By bridging cellular biology with ecological theory, this study moves science closer to a universal framework for understanding life's growth limits.

From Science Daily

The partnership was born out of the complicated realities of bridging the future with the present.

From The Wall Street Journal

Theatr Cymru was set up in 2003, and saw the bilingual production as a good way of telling a story it says is a "timeless tragedy bridging cultures and languages".

From BBC