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# footbridge

noun (a footbridge, footbridges)

«footbridge» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A narrow bridge only for people walking, not for cars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footbridge/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, footbridges cross railways, busy roads, rivers and streams; they keep walkers safe from traffic. In design and technology lessons, pupils build model footbridges to test strength. Phrases: «cross the footbridge», «a wooden footbridge».

### Examples

- We crossed the stream on a wooden footbridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footbridge/#x1)
- Use the footbridge to get over the railway. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footbridge/#x2)
- The footbridge over the motorway keeps walkers safe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footbridge/#x3)
- In D&T we built a footbridge out of straws. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footbridge/#x4)
- The old footbridge wobbled in the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footbridge/#x5)
- Bikes must be walked across the footbridge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footbridge/#x6)
- As he crossed a narrow footbridge, he happened to look down and saw himself reflected in the quiet water as if in a mirror. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footbridge/#x7)

### Note

Countable compound: foot + bridge. Safety: always use the footbridge or crossing instead of running across railway lines or busy roads.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «footbridge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/footbridge/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«footbridge» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/footbridge.html) on Mova free.