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- proper noun A
suspension bridge in New York, connecting boroughs ofManhattan andBrooklyn by spanning the East River.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City; opened in 1883
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Examples
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The only resistance is coming from Peter F. Vallone, Jr., a city councilman from Queens, who points out that no one would dare suggest changing the name of Brooklyn Bridge, so his borough's bridge should be treated with like respect.
The New Yorker Hendrik Hertzberg 2011
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Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge was the place to hear "Brooklyn Bridge Song," with its doomed love expressed in visions of the traffic helicopters over the East River.
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But behind the story of The Brooklyn Bridge is the story of John Roebling, a German immigrant and engineer who was told time and again that a steel suspension bridge of that length could not be built.
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Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge was the place to hear "Brooklyn Bridge Song," with its doomed love expressed in visions of the traffic helicopters over the East River.
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But behind the story of The Brooklyn Bridge is the story of John Roebling, a German immigrant and engineer who was told time and again that a steel suspension bridge of that length could not be built.
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The Brooklyn Bridge is a major tourist attraction, and as such it must be readily accessible to tourists.
Power Struggle: Sucking, and Sucking it Up BikeSnobNYC 2009
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The Brooklyn Bridge is a major tourist attraction, and as such it must be readily accessible to tourists.
Archive 2009-09-01 BikeSnobNYC 2009
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This, the Brooklyn Bridge, which is 125 years old this year, but I don't think the designers had this in mind.
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Why an addition to the Brooklyn Bridge is a cash cow for New York City.
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This one behind me right off the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge is another one.
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