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fixed link

British

noun

a permanent transport link, esp a bridge, between two geographical areas separated by water

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The bridge, which connects Crimea’s eastern extremity with Russia’s Krasnodar region, provides the only fixed link that steers clear of the disputed territory.

From Washington Times • Jul. 17, 2023

On the other, voters often move, breaking the fixed link between their registration and their residence.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2023

Now that a fixed link has been ruled out, attention will turn to the substance of the union connectivity review.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2021

A government source said Sir Peter had examined the costs of a fixed link to Northern Ireland and found "it would be technically very challenging at the moment".

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2021

He was first to recognize that the fixed link of a mechanism was kinematically the same as the movable links.

From Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt by Ferguson, Eugene S.

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