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Definition of Swing bridge

Swing bridge
Swing Swing, n. 1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as, the swing of a pendulum. 2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other; as, some men walk with a swing. 3. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose, upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope, the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is produced for amusement or exercise. 4. Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion. The ram that batters down the wall, For the great swing and rudeness of his poise, They place before his hand that made the engine. --Shak. 5. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter of the largest object that can be turned in it. 6. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency. ``Take thy swing.' --Dryden. To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle to the full swing of his genius. --Burke. Full swing. See under Full. Swing beam (Railway Mach.), a crosspiece sustaining the car body, and so suspended from the framing of a truck that it may have an independent lateral motion. Swing bridge, a form of drawbridge which swings horizontally, as on a vertical pivot. Swing plow, or Swing plough. (a) A plow without a fore wheel under the beam. (b) A reversible or sidehill plow. Swing wheel. (a) The scape-wheel in a clock, which drives the pendulum. (b) The balance of a watch.

Meaning of Swing bridge from wikipedia

- A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that can be rotated horizontally around a vertical axis. It has as its primary structural support...
- Somerleyton Swing Bridge is a railway swing bridge over the River Waveney on the Norfolk-Suffolk border. It was built in 1905 to carry the double tracked...
- place. Swing Bridge may also refer to: Swing Bridge (Belize), in Belize City Swing Bridge (Keeseville, New York), listed on the US NRHP Swing Bridge, River...
- operates the swing bridge was misplaced, and the bridge was unable to be opened until a new remote controller was reprogrammed in 2014. The bridge was opened...
- Bailey bridge, Medium Girder Bridge, and Armoured vehicle-launched bridge – transportable or relocatable bridges. Barton Swing Aqueduct, a swing bridge carrying...
- It had a swing span to allow p****age of boats in the Moser Channel of the Intracoastal Waterway into Hawk Channel, near where the bridge crosses Pigeon...
- swing bridge may refer to: Selby swing bridge (1840), a double leaf lifting bascule railway bridge built for the Hull and Selby Railway Selby swing bridge...
- The Pyrmont Bridge, a heritage-listed swing bridge across ****le Bay, is located in Darling Harbour, part of Port Jackson, west of the central business...
- The Swing Bridge is a swing bridge over the River Tyne, England, connecting Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, and lying between the Tyne Bridge and the...
- Whitby Swing Bridge is a pedestrian and road bridge over the River Esk in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. The River Esk has been crossed by bridges at this...