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noun
A portable, prefabricated truss bridge, designed for use by military engineering units.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
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noun
a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: bridge, span
History
Invented by Donald Bailey, British civil servant.
