bridge

noun

Definition of bridgenext
as in land

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of bridge At 12,600 feet elevation, the climber fell through a snow bridge, severely injuring his leg. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The Kremlin’s barrage hit a bridge and ambulance station, while Kyiv reportedly fired upwards of 600 drones on the Moscow region alone. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 The top-tier suite has a Steinway piano, a private dining room and a wraparound deck with a hot tub and a view comparable to the one from the ship's bridge. — Contessa Brewer,ryan Ruggiero, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 On arrival, we were escorted across a wooden bridge to the famous ornate jewel-laden golden door. — Kate Berlant, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bridge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridge
  1. land
  2. soil
  3. island
  4. earth
  5. ground
  6. peninsula
  7. dust
Noun
  • Especially if the ship is required to counter a mixture of threats from air, sea, and land.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • And the last independent country in that land before modern Israel, the one Rome conquered, was--wait for it--a Jewish nation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of land
Noun
  • By analyzing drone data, the government concluded that they were launched from Ethiopian soil, added Abdel Qader in a SUNA report.
    — YASSIR ABDALLA, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • And dry forests and parched soils significantly increase the likelihood and severity of wildfires.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • Farther south, head to the seaside village of La Parguera, a short boat ride from one of the island's three bioluminescent bays.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Because food can be scarce there and people fear theft, individuals will store rice in their dirt-floor homes, Wagner says, allowing close contact with the rats that infest the island.
    — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of island
Noun
  • The man is drawing lines into the wet earth, finger-strokes on the river’s head.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • With his homework done and the prospect of his own line, Aitor Ultra, on the horizon, Throup seems ready to come down to earth.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of earth
Noun
  • Developed by Ukrainian technology company SkyFall, the drone is intended to reduce rescue times from hours to minutes, reaching hard-to-access combat zones that are currently served by unmanned ground vehicles.
    — DEREK GATOPOULOS, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Democrats are gaining traction in red states and increasingly rebuilding a national brand shredded after the 2024 election, but there’s more ground to regain voters’ trust.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of ground
Noun
  • But even as residents of Long Beach’s peninsula are starting to see some relief, beach communities up and down the California coast are struggling to cope with this week’s massive high tides.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • On the peninsula, the dredge continues to pump out sand from the channel onto the beach.
    — Alys Martinez, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of peninsula
Noun
  • If successful, bits of dust, soil and rocks from Phobos will arrive on Earth in 2031.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Neither phone should be used carelessly at the beach, but that higher dust rating offers a little more peace of mind.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of dust

Browse Nearby Words

bridewells
bridge
bridgehead
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Bridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bridge. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation

More from Merriam-Webster on bridge

Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about bridge

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of reticent

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Pwn, Skibidi, Girlboss and Other Words Added to the 2026 Scrabble Dictionary

The Words of the Week - Oct. 30

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
different halloween monsters in silhouette
A Monstrous Vocab Quiz Words That Go Bump in the Night
See All