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MONKEY BRIDGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house
Synonyms:
fly bridge; flybridge; flying bridge; monkey bridge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("monkey bridge" is a kind of...):
bridge; bridge deck (an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A high narrow platform above a deck or in an engine room or boiler room
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("monkey bridge" is a kind of...):
platform (a raised horizontal surface)