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Meaning of snake bridge | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A curved or spiral bridge over a canal designed to allow a horse towing a boat to cross the canal without detaching the towline; commonly found on British canals built during the Industrial Revolution to facilitate uninterrupted horse-drawn towing.

UK, historical

Examples

“The snake bridge allowed the horse to cross the canal without unhitching the towline.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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