flying bridge
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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
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Examples from the Web for flying bridge
Historical Examples of flying bridge
I perched myself high up on the flying-bridge and watched the busy scene below.
The Relief of MafekingFilson Young
A 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 ScienceHenry Wager Halleck
flying bridge
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