4.(Civil Engineering) Also called:humpback bridgeBrita road bridge having a sharp incline and decline and usually a narrow roadway [C17: alteration of earliercrumpbacked,perhaps influenced by hunchback; perhaps related to Dutchhomplump] ˈhumpˌbackedadj ...
4. (Civil Engineering) Also called: humpback bridge Brit a road bridge having a sharp incline and decline and usually a narrow roadway [C17: alteration of earlier crumpbacked, perhaps influenced by hunchback; perhaps related to Dutch homp lump] ˈhumpˌbacked adj Collins English Dictionary –...