(OS grid ref TR1854) A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England . Recorded as Brige in 1086 (DB), from Old English brycg.

An unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, United States, named for a river bridge.

A construction or natural feature that spans a divide, such as a waterway or ravine, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc., as well as referring to the upper bony ridge of the human nose, a dental prosthesis, or the gap between the holes on a bowling ball.

An arch or superstructure, an elevated platform on a ship, a piece on string instruments that supports the strings, a particular form of hand placement in cue sports, a cue modified with a convex arch-shaped notched head, anything that supports another object, a defensive position in wrestling, and a similar position in gymnastics.

A connection, whether real or abstract, that can refer to various concepts such as a medical procedure, a computing device, a software component, a networking system, a chemical bond, an unintended solder connection, a contrasting section in music, an edge in graph theory, a point in poetry, or a day between two public holidays.

(electronics) Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit

A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; a bridge wall.

(cycling) The situation where a lone rider or small group of riders closes the space between them and the rider or group in front.

A solid crust of undissolved salt in a water softener.

(roller derby) An elongated chain of teammates, connected to the pack, for improved blocking potential.

(card games) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.

To be or make a bridge over something.

To span as if with a bridge.

(music) To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.

(computing, communication) To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.

(wrestling) To go to the bridge position.

(roller derby) To employ the bridge tactic. (See Noun section.)