snake bridge

短语

词形变化

snake bridges 复数 snake bridges

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    英国 历史

    Holonyms: canal, navigation (waterway-system sense)

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