I.
noun
1 structure across a river, road, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ high , humpback ( BrE ), narrow
▪ rail , railroad ( AmE ), railway ( BrE ), road
▪ cantilever , pontoon , suspension , swing ( BrE )
▪
The soldiers built a pontoon ~ across the Euphrates.
▪ rope , steel , stone , wooden
▪ toll
▪
Charges for the toll ~ are set to rise.
▪ pedestrian ( esp. BrE )
VERB + BRIDGE
▪ build
▪ destroy
▪ wash away
▪
Floods washed away several ~s.
▪ cross
▪
Cross the ~ and turn right into the town.
▪ close
▪ design
BRIDGE + VERB
▪ cross sth , span sth
▪
The new ~ will cross the river at this point.
▪ connect sth , link sth
PREPOSITION
▪ across a/the ~ , over a/the ~
▪
It was windy driving over the ~.
▪ under a/the ~
▪
The road goes under the old ~.
▪ ~ across , ~ over
▪
a ~ over the river
2 card game
… OF BRIDGE
▪ game , rubber
▪
I enjoy a game of ~ occasionally.
VERB + BRIDGE
▪ play
BRIDGE + NOUN
▪ tournament
▪ partner , player
II.
verb
Bridge is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ chasm , ↑ distance , ↑ divide , ↑ gap , ↑ gulf , ↑ river