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noun
a bridge in which the loads are supported by trusses.
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Origin of truss bridge
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Words nearby truss bridge
trunk show,
trunnel,
trunnion,
Truro,
truss,
truss bridge,
trussed,
truss hoop,
trussing,
truss rod,
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How to use truss bridge in a sentence
His most recent assignment was the 84th Precinct, at the Brooklyn end of the Brooklyn Bridge.
The same night the “dead cops” chant was recorded, two police officers were attacked on the Brooklyn Bridge.
Today, the train chugs north out of Kanchanaburi over the famous bridge before it hits a spectacular bend in the river.
Linsker initially escaped after the clash on the bridge but was arrested a short time later.
“The golden bridge for the departing lover I have always, I hope, provided when it became necessary,” he says.
The engineer officer charged with preparing the line of retreat reported that the one bridge across the Elster was not sufficient.
It was a direct lie to tell the Austrian commander that an armistice had been arranged and the bridge ceded to the French.
The ruse by which he and Lannes captured the bridge below Vienna was discreditable no doubt from the point of view of morality.
"There is a bridge up yonder, monsieur," returned the servant, thankful to have the conversation changed.
They crossed the bridge and rode up the gently rising, bare, and rugged ground towards Condillac.
British Dictionary definitions for truss bridge
noun
a bridge that is constructed of trusses
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