Sydney Harbour Bridge Word Search
A free Sydney Harbour Bridge (Sydney) word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on architectural features, history, and surrounding places, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
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Words to find: ARCH, CABLES, PYLON, COATHANGER, STEEL, IRON, RIVET, SPAN, DECK, GIRDER, TRUSS, ANCHOR.
Words run in any of eight directions, backwards included — if one refuses to turn up, try reading the grid right to left.
Sydney Harbour Bridge word list, defined
- ARCH /ɑːrtʃ/ · noun, verb, adjective
- A curved structure spanning an opening that supports weight above it; also, as an adjective, playfully or affectedly mischievous in manner. Related: curve, arc, vault, bow.
- CABLES /ˈkeɪbəlz/ · noun (plural); also verb
- Thick, strong ropes of twisted wire or fiber used to support, suspend, or transmit power and signals; also the plural of cable as a unit of nautical distance. As a verb, it means to send a message by telegraph or to fasten with a cable. Related: wires, cords, lines, hawsers.
- PYLON /ˈpaɪlən/ · noun
- A tall metal structure designed to support electrical transmission or distribution cables above the ground. The word can also refer more generally to a tall tower or pier-like structure, especially in architecture and engineering. Related: tower, transmission tower, electricity pylon, mast.
- STEEL /stiːl/ · noun, verb, adjective
- Steel is a hard, strong, usually silvery-gray alloy made primarily from iron and carbon. As a verb, it means to make something hard or strong, especially mentally; as an adjective, it means made of steel or, figuratively, firm and resolute. Related: iron, metal, alloy, resolve.
- IRON /ˈaɪən/ (British); /ˈaɪɚn/ (American) · noun, verb, adjective
- Iron is a tough, ductile metallic element used in construction, tools, machinery, and many other applications. Figuratively, it means strength, determination, or a harsh and constraining condition. Related: metal, implement, club, strength.
- RIVET /ˈrɪvɪt/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a rivet is a metal fastener consisting of a headed pin that is hammered or pressed through metal to join or reinforce pieces. As a verb, to rivet means to fasten securely with rivets, or, figuratively, to hold someone’s attention completely. Related: fastener, pin, bolt, fasten.
- SPAN /spæn/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a span is a continuous stretch of time, a distance between two points, or a bridge or structural section crossing a gap. As a verb, it means to extend over a period of time, an area, or a range of subjects. Related: duration, interval, period, stretch.
- DECK /dɛk/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a deck is a flat surface or platform, most famously the floors of a ship or the stack of playing cards used in a game; it also denotes a raised wooden platform attached to a house or a component layer of equipment such as a tape deck. As a verb, deck means to decorate or adorn someone or something. Related: pack, floor, platform, terrace.
- GIRDER /ˈɜːdər/ (British); /ˈɝdɚ/ (American) · noun
- A girder is a large structural beam, especially one forming part of a bridge or building frame, that carries loads across a span or between supports. It may be made of steel, reinforced concrete, or another engineered material. Related: beam, joist, truss, crossbeam.
- TRUSS /trʌs/ · noun and verb
- A truss is a structural framework, typically made of beams or other members, that supports a roof, bridge, or similar load-bearing structure. As a verb, truss means to bind, fasten, brace, or support something securely. Related: framework, structure, support, brace.
- ANCHOR /ˈæŋkər/ · noun, verb
- A heavy object attached to a rope or chain and dropped from a boat to keep it in place by gripping the seabed; also, a person or thing that provides stability or support. As a verb, to fasten or secure something firmly in position. Related: mainstay, ballast, mooring, keystone.
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