noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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noun
Meaning 1
An isthmus or other land connection between landmasses, chiefly one which existed during prehistoric times, by which it is theorized that animals and plants were able to spread from one landmass to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, geography, natural-sciences
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A relatively fast rail or road route over land, especially one for transporting goods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: rail-transport, railways, road, transport
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Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
From land (noun) + bridge (noun).
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
landbrug
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Arabic:
جسر يابسة
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Basque:
lur-zubi
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Belarusian:
перашыек
(pjerašyjek)
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Bengali:
ভূ-সেতু
(bhu-śetu)
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Catalan:
pont terrestre
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Chinese Mandarin:
陸橋 /陆桥
(lùqiáo)
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Danish:
landbro
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Dutch:
landbrug
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Esperanto:
terponto
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Finnish:
kannas
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Finnish:
maakannas
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
French:
pont terrestre
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
German:
Landbrücke
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Greek:
χερσαία γέφυρα
(chersaía géfyra)
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Hebrew:
גשר יבשתי
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Hindi:
ज़मीनी पुल
(zamīnī pul)
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Icelandic:
landbrú
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Indonesian:
jambatan darat
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Irish:
droichead talún
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Italian:
ponte continentale
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Japanese:
陸橋
(rikkyō)
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Kannada:
ಭೂ ಸೇತುವೆ
(bhū sētuve)
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Kannada:
ನೆಲ ಸೇತುವೆ
(nela sētuve)
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Korean:
육교
(yukgyo)
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Malay:
jambatan darat
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Persian:
پل خشکی
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Polish:
pomost lądowy
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Portuguese:
ponte terrestre
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Russian:
переше́ек
(perešéjek)
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Sinhalese:
බිම් සේතුව
(bim sētuwa)
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Southern Altai:
перешеек
(perešeek)
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Spanish:
puente terrestre
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Swedish:
landbrygga
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Swedish:
landförbindelse
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Tamil:
இணைநிலம்
(iṇainilam)
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Thai:
สะพานแผ่นดิน
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Turkish:
kara köprüsü
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Ukrainian:
сухопу́тний міст
(suxopútnyj mist)
— isthmus or other land connection between landmasses
Chinese Mandarin:
陸運走廊 /陆运走廊
(lùyùn zǒuláng)
— relatively fast rail or road route over land, especially one for transporting goods
Finnish:
maareitti
— relatively fast rail or road route over land, especially one for transporting goods
Swedish:
landförbindelse
— relatively fast rail or road route over land, especially one for transporting goods
Yakut:
билии
(bilii)
— relatively fast rail or road route over land, especially one for transporting goods