Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A furnace-bridge so constructed as to admit air to the gases passing over it, to facilitate their combustion. See
bridge .
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Examples
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In 1982, Ascension was an essential staging area for British forces during the Falklands War, and it remains a critical refueling point in the air-bridge from the UK to the South Atlantic.
Background 2008
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In 1982, Ascension was an essential staging area for British forces during the Falklands War, and it remains a critical refueling point in the air-bridge from the UK to the South Atlantic.
Saint Helena 2008
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Between our Polaris, Hercules, and contracted airlift, the air-bridge between Trenton and Kandahar is ribbon-thin.
Archive 2007-03-01 2007
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Between our Polaris, Hercules, and contracted airlift, the air-bridge between Trenton and Kandahar is ribbon-thin.
Hospital comforts, personnel support, and the Canadian public 2007
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It is clearly also a function of the air-bridge interdiction operation between Peru and Colombia, which has been going on for a little over two years and which I was privileged to take part in when I was a CINC SOUTHCOM.
Press Briefing By General Mccaffrey And Elena Kagan ITY National Archives 1998
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WFP spokeswoman Michele Quintaglie said earlier that it would try to land at a strip 95 kilometres south of Kisangani so staff could search on the ground and also assess the site to see if it could serve as a base for a repatriation air-bridge.
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The rebels agreed nearly two weeks ago to let UN agencies use the city as an air-bridge for the repatriation.
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March 15, gave a green light 10 days ago for UN agencies to set up an air-bridge to repatriate the Rwandans.
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Meanwhile, one of the most important considerations is the human factor, especially in Northern Ireland, where the air-bridge to the rest of the world has been cut off.
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Meanwhile, one of the most important considerations is the human factor, especially in Northern Ireland, where the air-bridge to the rest of the world has been cut off.
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