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What (who) is bridge backwater - definition
1993 SINGLE BY MEAT PUPPETS
Backwater (Meat Puppets song); Backwater (single)
back water
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Backwaters; Back water; Backwater (disambiguation)
reverse the action of the oars to slow down or stop a boat.
Bridge
![The 13th century [[Wetherby Bridge]] spans the [[River Wharfe]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aerial photographs taken from the Wilderness car park, Wetherby (4th May 2021) 006.jpg?width=200 "The 13th century [[Wetherby Bridge]] spans the [[River Wharfe]].")
![Bridge at [[Gatwick Airport]], under which planes can pass](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bridge to Pier 6, Gatwick North Terminal - geograph.org.uk - 74055.jpg?width=200 "Bridge at [[Gatwick Airport]], under which planes can pass")
![Underneath the [[Fort Pitt Bridge]] in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], US](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bridges of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (4188335803).jpg?width=200 "Underneath the [[Fort Pitt Bridge]] in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]], US")
![Bridges in [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Brug 119 in de Lijnbaansgracht over de Bloemgracht foto 1.jpg?width=200 "Bridges in [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands]]")
![Interstate 5]] in [[Burbank, California]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Burbank Ave I-5 overpass under construction in Burbank, California.JPG?width=200 "Interstate 5]] in [[Burbank, California]]")
![Highway bridge treated with [[high-frequency impact treatment]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Example HiFIT-treated assembly.jpg?width=200 "Highway bridge treated with [[high-frequency impact treatment]]")
![Traffic on [[Forth Road Bridge]], Scotland, before it was closed to general traffic. Traffic has now been moved to the [[Queensferry Crossing]], which can be seen on the left.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Forth from above.jpg?width=200 "Traffic on [[Forth Road Bridge]], Scotland, before it was closed to general traffic. Traffic has now been moved to the [[Queensferry Crossing]], which can be seen on the left.")
![[[The Iron Bridge]] completed in 1781 was the first cast iron bridge.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ironbridge 6.jpg?width=200 "[[The Iron Bridge]] completed in 1781 was the first cast iron bridge.")
![[[Krämerbrücke]] in [[Erfurt]], Germany – with [[half timbered]] buildings](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kraemerbruecke und Aegidienkirche Erfurt 2017.jpg?width=200 "[[Krämerbrücke]] in [[Erfurt]], Germany – with [[half timbered]] buildings")
![[[Samuel Beckett Bridge]] in [[Dublin]], Ireland](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Samuel Beckett Bridge At Sunset Dublin Ireland (97037639) (cropped).jpeg?width=200 "[[Samuel Beckett Bridge]] in [[Dublin]], Ireland")
![Seasonal bridge north of [[Jispa]], H.P., India. 2010](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Seasonal bridge north of Jispa, H.P., India. 2010.jpg?width=200 "Seasonal bridge north of [[Jispa]], H.P., India. 2010")
![Zayandeh River]] is an example of [[Safavid dynasty]] (1502–1722) bridge design. [[Isfahan]], [[Iran]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sio se pol.jpg?width=200 "Zayandeh River]] is an example of [[Safavid dynasty]] (1502–1722) bridge design. [[Isfahan]], [[Iran]].")
![Stone Bridge]] in [[Skopje]], [[North Macedonia]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stone Bridge (Skopje) 20180223.jpg?width=200 "Stone Bridge]] in [[Skopje]], [[North Macedonia]]")
![Small stone bridge, [[Othonoi]], Greece](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stone bridge, Othoni island.jpg?width=200 "Small stone bridge, [[Othonoi]], Greece")
![Tridge]] is a type of [[multi-way bridge]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tridge Undercarriage.jpg?width=200 "Tridge]] is a type of [[multi-way bridge]]")
![The Prins Clausbrug across the [[Amsterdam–Rhine Canal]] in [[Utrecht]], [[Netherlands]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Utrecht 'Prins Claus brug'.jpg?width=200 "The Prins Clausbrug across the [[Amsterdam–Rhine Canal]] in [[Utrecht]], [[Netherlands]]")
![The old stone-made [[arch bridge]] over the [[Kerava River]] in [[Kerava]], [[Finland]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Vanha kivisilta DSC08273 C.JPG?width=200 "The old stone-made [[arch bridge]] over the [[Kerava River]] in [[Kerava]], [[Finland]]")
![The covered bridge in [[West Montrose, Ontario]], Canada](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/West Montrose Covered Bridge (Oct. 2018).jpg?width=200 "The covered bridge in [[West Montrose, Ontario]], Canada")
STRUCTURE THAT SPANS AND PROVIDES A PASSAGE OVER A ROAD, RAILWAY, RIVER, OR SOME OTHER OBSTACLE
Road bridge; Bridge building; Bridge railing styles; Bridge railing style; Bridge (structure); Bridge railing; Bridgecraft; Brigecraft; Bridge Building; Railway bridge; Railway bridges; Road bridges; Bridge (engineering); Double-deck bridge; Types of bridges; Railroad bridge; Bridge failure; Bridge failures; Road Bridge; Railroad Bridge; 🌉; Fixed-span bridge; Bridges; Footlog; Fixed link; Overway; Foot log; Double-decked bridge
(a) A special bar of copper connecting the dynamos to the bus wire, q.
v.,
in electric lighting or power stations.
(b) Wheatstone's bridge, q. v., and its many modifications, all of which
may be consulted throughout these pages.
bridge
STRUCTURE THAT SPANS AND PROVIDES A PASSAGE OVER A ROAD, RAILWAY, RIVER, OR SOME OTHER OBSTACLE
Road bridge; Bridge building; Bridge railing styles; Bridge railing style; Bridge (structure); Bridge railing; Bridgecraft; Brigecraft; Bridge Building; Railway bridge; Railway bridges; Road bridges; Bridge (engineering); Double-deck bridge; Types of bridges; Railroad bridge; Bridge failure; Bridge failures; Road Bridge; Railroad Bridge; 🌉; Fixed-span bridge; Bridges; Footlog; Fixed link; Overway; Foot log; Double-decked bridge
(bridges, bridging, bridged)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A bridge is a structure that is built over a railway, river, or road so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to the other.
He walked back over the railway bridge.
...the Golden Gate Bridge.
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A bridge between two places is a piece of land that joins or connects them.
...a land bridge linking Serbian territories.
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3.
To bridge the gap between two people or things means to reduce it or get rid of it.
It is unlikely that the two sides will be able to bridge their differences.
= overcome
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4.
Something that bridges the gap between two very different things has some of the qualities of each of these things.
...the singer who bridged the gap between pop music and opera.
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5.
If something or someone acts as a bridge between two people, groups, or things, they connect them.
We hope this book will act as a bridge between doctor and patient...
They saw themselves as a bridge to peace.
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The bridge is the place on a ship from which it is steered.
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7.
The bridge of your nose is the thin top part of it, between your eyes.
On the bridge of his hooked nose was a pair of gold rimless spectacles.
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The bridge of a pair of glasses is the part that rests on your nose.
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The bridge of a violin, guitar, or other stringed instrument is the small piece of wood under the strings that holds them up.
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10.
Bridge is a card game for four players in which the players begin by declaring how many tricks they expect to win.
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see also suspension bridge
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Wikipedia
Backwater (song)
"Backwater" is a song recorded by the Meat Puppets. It was released as the first single from the group's album Too High to Die. The single was released in three versions: one promo CDS and two singles. It is the Meat Puppets most successful single. The highest position in the US was No. 47 in Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, No. 11 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and No. 31 on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart. The 3 track single features a cover of the Feederz. They Might Be Giants sing back-up vocals on "White Sport Coat."
