Definition

Proper noun: * A specific suspension bridge: The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a major suspension bridge connecting the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island by spanning the Verrazano Narrows strait.

Usage

• The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a critical transportation link for the New York metropolitan area.
• When it opened in 1964, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was the world's longest suspension bridge.
• The marathon route crosses the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge at the start.

Advanced Usage

• The bridge is often referred to in discussions of engineering, urban infrastructure, and the geography of New York City.
• It is sometimes shortened colloquially to "the Verrazano Bridge" in local usage, though its full official name includes "Narrows."

Variants and Related Words

• Suspension bridge (noun): A type of bridge in which the deck is hung below suspension cables on vertical suspenders.
• Toll bridge (noun): A bridge where a fee is charged to cross. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a toll bridge.

Synonyms

• There are no direct synonyms for this proper noun, as it is the name of a unique structure. It can be described as a bridge, suspension bridge, or New York City bridge.

Related Phrases

• To cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge: The action of traveling over it.
  • We need to cross the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge to get to Staten Island.
• The Narrows: Refers to the tidal strait the bridge crosses, which is the entrance to New York Harbor.

Related Idioms

• This is a proper noun referring to a specific landmark and is not used idiomatically.

Noun

1. a suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island