flying bridge

[ flahy-ing brij ]

noun

1. Also called flybridge, Nautical. a small, often open deck or platform above the pilothouse or main cabin, having duplicate controls and navigational equipment.
2. Architecture. skybridge ( def 2 ).

flying bridge

noun

1. an auxiliary bridge of a vessel, usually built above or far outboard of the main bridge

Word History and Origins

Origin of flying bridge¹

First recorded in 1480–90

Example Sentences

The captain stands on the flying bridge as the crew casts off.

From Los Angeles Times

A short way beyond the way-meeting, after another steep incline, a flying bridge of stone leapt over the chasm and bore the road across into the tumbled slopes and glens of the Morgai.

From Literature

Our second night out, two hours before dawn, I was steering from the flying bridge when the head of a mule deer materialized in the spotlight's glare.

From Literature

But with its deck just 23 feet above the mean high water line of the river, the bridge is too low for even a fishing boat with a flying bridge to pass under, he said.

From New York Times

Just as I started down the ladder from the flying bridge to the deck, I thought I saw a blow.

From New York Times