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puente — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • arch noun A curved structure that spans an opening, typically supporting the weight above it.
  • bridge noun A structure built to carry a road, railway, or path across a river, valley, or other obstacle.
  • overpass noun A bridge that carries one road or path over another.
  • saddle noun A leather seat fitted to the back of a horse or other animal for a rider.

Senses

puente is used for these senses in English:

  • arch (anatomy) The curved part of the bottom of a foot.
  • bridge A construction or natural feature that spans a divide.
  • bridge (computing) A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner.
  • bridge (graph theory) An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected.
  • long weekend A weekend extended by one or more days off falling on a day or days immediately preceding or following it.
  • overpass A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc.
  • saddle The part of a guitar which supports the strings and, in an acoustic guitar, transfers their vibrations through the bridge to the soundboard.

arch — full definition

  1. noun A curved structure that spans an opening, typically supporting the weight above it.
  2. verb To bend into a curved shape.
  3. adj Deliberately playful, knowing, or mischievous, often in tone or expression.
  4. adj Chief or foremost, used as a prefix in words like "archenemy" or "archbishop".

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.

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