flying bridge
noun
Also called flybridge, fly bridge, monkey bridge. Nautical. a small, often open deck or platform above the pilothouse or main cabin, having duplicate controls and navigational equipment.
Architecture. skybridge(def 2).
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Origin of flying bridge
First recorded in 1480–90
Words nearby flying bridge
flying, flying boat, flying bomb, flying bond, flying boxcar, flying bridge, flying buttress, flying characin, flying circus, flying colors, flying colours
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Example sentences from the Web for flying bridge
I perched myself high up on the flying-bridge and watched the busy scene below.
The Relief of Mafeking|Filson YoungA floating body, propelled from one bank to the other by the current of the stream, is termed a flying-bridge.
Elements of Military Art and Science|Henry Wager Halleck
British Dictionary definitions for flying bridge
flying bridge
noun
an auxiliary bridge of a vessel, usually built above or far outboard of the main bridge
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