FOOTBRIDGE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A bridge designed for pedestrians

Synonyms:

footbridge; overcrossing; pedestrian bridge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("footbridge" is a kind of...):

bridge; span (a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "footbridge"):

gangboard; gangplank; gangway (a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at dockside)

jet bridge (an extendible bridge for loading passengers onto large commercial airplanes; provides protected access to the plane from the gate)