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ice bridge

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

An ice control structure on a river, to control flowing river ice, that spans the breadth of the river, and may have a traversable roadway on top.

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Meaning 2

A type of ice road, a floating-bridge-like roadway made of floating ice atop a body of water.

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Meaning 3

A type of ice road, a causeway-like road across a body of water, made of full-depth ice, where from the road surface to the lakebed or riverbed is solid ice.

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  • Finnish: jääsilta — floating-bridge-like roadway
  • Finnish: jääsilta — causeway-like road