monkey bridge

noun Nautical.

flying bridge.
Also called flying gangway. a raised fore-and-aft catwalk permitting safe passage when the weather deck is washed by heavy seas.

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Origin of monkey bridge

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby monkey bridge

monkery, monkey, monkey bars, monkey block, monkey bread, monkey bridge, monkey business, monkey climb, monkey fist, monkey flower, monkey flush
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