MONKEY BRIDGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does monkey bridge mean? • MONKEY BRIDGE (noun)
The noun MONKEY BRIDGE has 2 senses:
1. a high narrow platform above a deck or in an engine room or boiler room
2. the highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house
Familiarity information: MONKEY BRIDGE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MONKEY BRIDGE (noun)
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)
Meaning:
The highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fly bridge; flybridge; flying bridge; monkey bridge
Hypernyms ("monkey bridge" is a kind of...):
bridge; bridge deck (an upper deck where a ship is steered and the captain stands)
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