"green bridge" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: green bridges [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} green bridge (plural green bridges)
  1. A vegetation covered bridge over a motorway or railway that allows wildlife to safely cross over; a wildlife bridge. Categories (topical): Bridges Translations (vegetation-covered wildlife crossing): pont werdd [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-green_bridge-en-noun-2cpWMtZM Disambiguation of Bridges: 48 23 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 16 34 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 11 36 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 53 17 29 Disambiguation of 'vegetation-covered wildlife crossing': 62 10 29
  2. Any bridge with a substantial amount of greenery, gardens, etc.
    Sense id: en-green_bridge-en-noun-El7yMJEi
  3. A bridge in an urban environment that allows only foot and cycle traffic and helps reduce motor vehicle emissions.
    Sense id: en-green_bridge-en-noun-Cjkhfy45

Inflected forms

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