BRIDGE OF SIGHS


Meaning of BRIDGE OF SIGHS in English

1. an attractive old bridge over the river Cam in Cambridge , England. It belongs to St John’s College, part of Cambridge University, and looks like the famous Bridge of Sighs in Venice.

2. a similar bridge between two buildings of Hertford College, part of Oxford University. It is built across a street, not a river.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.