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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The horizontal bracing of a bridge, to prevent lateral swaying.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Engin.) The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its swaying.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun engineering The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents it from swaying.

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