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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bridge that may be moved aside by swinging (either as a whole or in sections), so as to afford passage for ships on a river or a canal, at the mouth of docks, or the like. See cuts under
bridge and castle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
movable bridge that has as its primarystructural support avertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its centre of gravity, about which the turning span can then pivot horizontally.
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