bridges

noun

Definition of bridgesnext
plural of bridge
as in lands

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Recent Examples of bridges Girard-Perregaux Minute Repeater Flying bridges Girard-Perregaux’s new caliber GP9530 is an automatic minute repeater and tourbillon, interpreted here with the third bridge of GP’s iconic movement positioned on the caseback. — Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026 Milwaukee's older bridges, though, are in better shape than the average Wisconsin bridge built the same decade, the report says. — Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bridges
  1. lands
  2. islands
  3. soil
  4. grounds
  5. dust
  6. peninsulas
  7. earth
Noun
  • The Los Angeles man was charged with one count of misdemeanor firing timber or prairie lands, which is punishable by up to 6 months in county jail, a fine up to $1,000, or both.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026
  • Tilt that head forward to 60 degrees — a typical phone-scrolling angle — and roughly 60 pounds of pressure lands on the cervical spine.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Definition of lands
Noun
  • The Philippines, known for its stunning beaches and thousands of incredible islands, is an outdoor lover’s paradise where visitors can go hiking, enjoy top-level surfing, and more.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 22 July 2026
  • Lying at the mouth of the Gulf chokepoint, the islands — Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb — have been held by Iran since 1971, but are claimed by the UAE.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of islands
Noun
  • The market drops considerably after the leading contenders, and the long shots include the United States, which is currently the 19th favorite to win it all at +8000 after its round-of-16 exit on home soil in 2026.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Massive amounts of rocks and soil roared down a slope and buried more than 10 residential buildings early Friday in Pengshui County on the outskirts of Chongqing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Definition of soil
Noun
  • In addition to the aforementioned football field, the resort-like grounds also host a pool with a spa and a waterfall, along with a pizza oven, a game pavilion with a candy bar, and a sports court for tennis, basketball, and pickleball.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 17 July 2026
  • There are other cooling spots as well as seven water misters on the fair grounds.
    — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated July 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of grounds
Noun
  • The meteorite had a strong sulfur-like odor and black fragments, debris and dust covered the room.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • The molecular cloud and its dark lanes of gas and dust, the raw materials for star construction, are at the left of the DECam image.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of dust
Noun
  • The island is already home to Discovery Land Company’s Barbuda Ocean Club, which encompasses 900 acres across the western and southern peninsulas of Coco Point and Palmetto Point.
    — Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • Key sections include the northern Kullaleden and Bjäre peninsulas and the coastal Österlen Way in the east — a quieter alternative to the more popular Stockholm Archipelago routes.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Definition of peninsulas
Noun
  • Exciting, hard-working and down to earth, his star quality far surpassed anything seen at The Dell before — or at Southampton since.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The record there shows us a circle of 15-foot-high limestone walls with towers and ramparts on a verdant coastal plain, not a desert city of earth and clay.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of earth

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