bridge deck (of a ship) 8 realizations FAMILY: Indo-European
ACCEPTED Realization 1 (ID: 52164)
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme bridge
meaning 1 construction or natural feature that spans a divide
direction
meaning 2 an elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck
reference English Wiktionary NBARS
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ACCEPTED Realization 2 (ID: 52160)
type Polysemy
language French
lexeme pont
meaning 1 bridge
direction
meaning 2 deck (of a ship)
reference CNRTL
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ACCEPTED Realization 3 (ID: 52162)
type Polysemy
language Galician
lexeme ponte
meaning 1 bridge
direction
meaning 2 the deck from which a ship is controlled
reference English Wiktionary DDDDLG DRAG
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ACCEPTED Realization 4 (ID: 52165)
type Polysemy
language Italian
lexeme ponte
meaning 1 bridge
direction
meaning 2 deck (of a ship)
reference Vocabolario Treccani
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ACCEPTED Realization 5 (ID: 52161)
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme pons, pontis
meaning 1 bridge

Caesar partitis copiis cum Gaio Fabio legato et Marco Crasso quaestore celeriterque effectis pontibus adit tripertito, aedificia vicosque incendit, magno pecoris atque hominum numero potitur. (Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 6.6)


Caesar, having divided his forces with C. Fabius, his lieutenant, and M. Crassus his questor, and having hastily constructed some bridges, enters their country in three divisions, burns their houses and villages, and gets possession of a large number of cattle and men.

direction
meaning 2 deck (of a ship)

Multae pontibus stratae, super quas tormenta veherentur. (Tacitus, Annales 2.6)


Many (ships) were covered with decks, on which engines for missiles might be conveyed.

reference Lewis, Short English Wiktionary
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ACCEPTED Realization 6 (ID: 52158)
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme punte
meaning 1 footbridge, small or narrow bridge
direction
meaning 2 deck (of a ship)
reference MDA2
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ACCEPTED Realization 7 (ID: 52159)
type Polysemy
language Romanian
lexeme pod
meaning 1 bridge
direction
meaning 2 (obsolete) deck (of a ship)
reference MDA2
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ACCEPTED Realization 8 (ID: 52163)
type Polysemy
language Spanish
lexeme puente
meaning 1 bridge
direction
meaning 2 bridge deck (elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain
reference DRAE
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