Title: Bridging - definition of bridging by The Free Dictionary
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Content: 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. ( Rugby) rugby union an illegal move in which a player leans down and forward onto the body of a prone player in a ruck, thereby preventing opposing players from winning the ball by fair rucking
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