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Steg — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bridge noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
  • crosspiece noun A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
  • dock noun A structure at a harbour where ships load, unload, or are repaired.
  • gangboard noun A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.
  • gangplank noun A movable board or ramp used as a bridge between a ship and the dock.
  • saddle noun A leather seat fitted to the back of a horse or other animal for a rider.

Senses

Steg is used for these senses in English:

  • bridge (music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.
  • crosspiece A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
  • dock (US, nautical) A fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port; usually for loading and unloading.
  • duckboard Wooden, low walkway or short part of a path with one or more planks, logs, or boards laid after each other lengthwise, often two planks wide.
  • gangboard (nautical) A board or plank used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside or any gap such as scaffolding.
  • gangplank (nautical) A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside.
  • saddle The part of a guitar which supports the strings and, in an acoustic guitar, transfers their vibrations through the bridge to the soundboard.

bridge — full definition

  1. noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
  2. noun The bony or cartilaginous ridge along the top of the nose.
  3. noun A raised platform on a ship from which the captain and crew control and observe the vessel.
  4. noun A section of a song that connects two other parts, often building tension before a chorus returns.
  5. noun A trick-taking card game for four players in two partnerships.

crosspiece — full definition

  1. noun A horizontal or transverse beam or similar member that extends across or perpendicular to something.
  2. noun A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two bitts; a timber over the windlass, with pins for belaying the running rigging.

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