Golden Gate Bridge

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noun

a bridge connecting northern California with San Francisco peninsula. 4,200-foot (1,280-meter) center span.

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Origin of Golden Gate Bridge

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby Golden Gate Bridge

golden eardrops, goldeneye, golden fizz, Golden Fleece, Golden Gate, Golden Gate Bridge, golden goal, golden goose, golden hamster, golden handcuffs, golden handshake

How to use Golden Gate Bridge in a sentence

But on Thursday Boxer triggered a Golden State political earthquake, announcing that she would not seek a fifth term in 2016.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races|David Freedlander|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The former Virginia governor was once the golden boy of the GOP.
2014 Was a Delectably Good Year for Sleaze|Patricia Murphy|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Second Republic was also considered the another golden age for Korean Cinema.
Propaganda, Protest, and Poisonous Vipers: The Cinema War in Korea|Rich Goldstein|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the series was implausibly shut out by both the Golden Globe and SAG Awards.
‘The Comeback’ Finale: Give Lisa Kudrow All of the Awards|Kevin Fallon|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

His most recent assignment was the 84th Precinct, at the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge.
In The Shadow of Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
Centurus aurifrons dubius (Cabot): Golden-fronted Woodpecker.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
No man should regard the subject of religion as decided for him until he has read The Golden Bough.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
He set down as the second the golden rule, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.”
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
The engineer officer charged with preparing the line of retreat reported that the one bridge across the Elster was not sufficient.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison

Cultural definitions for Golden Gate Bridge

Golden Gate Bridge

A long suspension bridge across the Golden Gate, a strait that connects San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean. For decades after it was opened in the 1930s, it had the longest span of any suspension bridge in the world.