fixed bridge

American  

noun

Dentistry.

1. a partial denture that is secured permanently in the mouth by being cemented to the adjacent teeth or roots.

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Example Sentences

“We’re having conversations with our federal partners and with the Coast Guard and trying to explain why we think a 116-foot fixed bridge is the right, appropriate way to move forward,” Johnson said.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2022

In September, Northern Ireland's Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon said the "distraction of a £20bn fixed bridge, or three tunnels and a roundabout under the sea" had "finally been put to bed".

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2021

The drawbridge would be problematic for keeping things moving and the fixed bridge disrupted maritime-industrial uses below and looked unsightly.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2019

District 6: Should light rail connect to Ballard through a tunnel, a drawbridge or a 140-foot-tall fixed bridge?

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2019

Here is a fixed bridge, where the mast has to be lowered. 

From The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk by Davies, G. Christopher