Phrase guide

land bridge

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈlænd ˌbɹɪd͡ʒ/
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1

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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