Meaning of skew bridge | Babel Free
Definitions
A bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as sometimes required in railway or highway engineering.
Examples
“Just beyond Widmerpool the railway crosses the Roman Fosse Way on the skew. In The Midland Railway: Its Rise⟳ and Progress⟳ Frederick S. Williams wrote in 1877 that "in reverence to the past, the Midland acquiesced in the matter⟳ of a skew bridge, so that the lengthy straight course of the Fosse Way should not be disturbed".”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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