Title: Bridging - definition of bridging by The Free Dictionary
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bridge′a·ble adj.
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(brĭj)
n.
Any of several card games derived from whist, usually played by four people in two partnerships, in which trump is determined by bidding and the hand opposite the declarer is played as a dummy. [From earlier biritch (influenced by bridge ), from Russian birich, a call, from Old Russian birichĭ .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. bridging
( ˈbrɪdʒɪŋ)
n
1. ( Building) one or more timber struts fixed between floor or roof joists to stiffen the construction and distribute the loads
2. ( Mountaineering) mountaineering a technique for climbing a wide chimney by pressing left hand and foot against one side of it and right hand and foot against the other side
3. (