Bailey Bridge Definition
bālē
noun
A steel bridge designed to be shipped in parts and assembled rapidly.
American Heritage
In military engineering, a portable bridge consisting of a series of prefabricated steel sections in the form of lattices.
Webster's New World
A portable pre-fabricated truss bridge, designed for use by military engineering units.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Bailey Bridge
Noun
Singular:
Bailey bridge
Plural:
bailey-bridgesOrigin of Bailey Bridge
After Sir Donald Bailey (1901–1985), British engineer
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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