Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ship-building, a superstructure of comparatively light construction, above the general line of the hull proper, in the middle part of a merchant steamer. The bridge is located on top of it.
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Examples
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They swarmed like bees over the deck and bridge-house, they clung to the rigging and funnel stays, and perched like monkeys on the mast and derrick.
The Long Trick 1886-1967 Bartimeus 1926
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At 2 a.m. the French made a rush, but Cadoux, by his fire from the bridge-house, kept the head of the advancing column in check.
The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903
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Until the party left the bridge-house, Cadoux had not lost a man except the double sentries on the bridge, who were killed in the rush made by the French.
The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903
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Skerrett now peremptorily ordered Cadoux to leave the bridge-house.
The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B. 1903
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Perhaps that genius might be with him now in the bridge-house.
The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension George Chetwynd Griffith 1881
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Then the pointer went down to full speed, and the Prince, after a word to the quartermaster, joined them in the bridge-house and closed the door.
The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension George Chetwynd Griffith 1881
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The damp, gray curtain had barely closed behind it, and the impatient throng was fretting at a further delay, when consternation spread in the bridge-house.
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The _Hit or Miss_ was as attractive to an artistic as most public-houses are to a thirsty soul When the Embankment was made, the bridge-house had been one of a street of similar quaint and many-gabled old buildings that leaned up against each other for mutual support near the rivers edge.
The Mark Of Cain Andrew Lang 1878
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That ancient bridge-house pleased him, and he closed with his opportunity.
The Mark Of Cain Andrew Lang 1878
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This canal was crossed by a short solid stone bridge, bearing a quaint enough bridge-house, still used as a dwelling-place.
A Houseful of Girls Sarah Tytler 1870
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