bridgeworkとは

意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

bridgework (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 bridgeworks)

1. (dentistry) A partial denture that is anchored to existing teeth.
   • 1941, "Sullivan's Travels":

     Just think. If you were some big shot like a casting director or something, I'd be staring into your bridgework, saying, 'Yes, Mr. Smearkase; no, Mr. Smearkase; not really, Mr. Smearkase. Oh! Mr. Smearkase, that's my knee!'

2. The construction or repair of bridges.
   • 1959 April, B. Perren, “The Essex Coast Branches of the Great Eastern Line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 188:

     British Railways have plans to build a loop from the down side of the station to burrow under the Ipswich main line and enable down through trains to reach the Clacton line without having to cross the path of up Ipswich trains at Colchester Junction, but the Essex County Council has objected to the scheme on the grounds that the bridgework involved would interfere with its road improvement plans.

3. The component parts of a bridge.

参照

• “bridgework” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.