in military engineering, a portable bridge consisting of a series of prefabricated steel sections in the form of lattices
Origin of Bailey bridge
after Sir D. C. Bailey (1901-85), Eng inventorBailey bridge
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Bailey bridge
noun
A prefabricated steel bridge designed to be shipped in parts and assembled rapidly.
Origin of Bailey bridge
After Sir Donald Bailey (1901-1985), British engineerTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural Bailey bridges)
- a portable pre-fabricated truss bridge, designed for use by military engineering units.
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