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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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“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

Ballard advocates seek a tunnel for $350 million extra beneath the ship canal, or at least a 140-foot-tall fixed bridge, rather than a drawbridge that opens two to four times a day.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2019

However, a fixed bridge more than 100 feet high will be studied too, at the request of Seattle Councilmember Mike O’Brien, just in case the tunnel isn’t buildable.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2018

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

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

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