land bridge

Also land·bridge

noun

1. Geology.,  an actual or hypothetical strip of land, subject to submergence, that connects adjacent continental landmasses and serves as a route of dispersal for plants and animals.

   a prehistoric land bridge between Asia and North America.

2. a transcontinental rail route between countries, as those in Europe and East Asia, considered faster and less costly than all-sea routes.

land bridge

noun

1. (in zoogeography) a connecting tract of land between two continents, enabling animals to pass from one continent to the other

Word History and Origins

Origin of land bridge¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

But this is all part of Putin's strategically vital land bridge connecting Russia to occupied Crimea.

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The country was once connected to Australia by a land bridge, and shares many of the same snake species, so the Australian government gives the antivenom for free – snake diplomacy, if you like.

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After its annexation in 2014 Putin sought to cement Russia's control over Crimea, first with a 12-mile bridge built over the Kerch Strait in 2018 and then by capturing a land bridge along the Sea of Azov coast in 2022.

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Syria served as a land bridge across which Iran shipped weapons to Hezbollah for many years.

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Kurdish allies in northeast Syria and enabling them to continue maintaining detention camps holding Islamic State fighters and ensuring that Syria truly break with Iran and Hezbollah so that Syria will no longer serve as a land bridge to rearm Lebanese fighters.

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