flying bridge
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Noun
flying bridge (plural flying bridges)
- (nautical) A (usually open) area on top of, or at the side of, a ship's pilothouse, serving as an operating station for the officers in good weather or when manoeuvring in port.
- Synonym: monkey island
- (architecture) An overhead walkway built across a courtyard or atrium space within a building.
- A temporary floating or suspended bridge or ferrying construction.
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