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.
Located in Sydney.
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 /ˈpaɪlɒn/ · noun
- A tall, slender structure, typically of metal, used to support or carry overhead cables, especially on a railway or road. Related: pillar, column, mast, stanchion.
- STEEL /ˈstiːl/ · noun
- A hard, silver-white, ductile, and malleable alloy of iron and carbon, widely used for making tools, machinery, and building materials. Related: iron, metal, alloy, steel alloy.
- IRON /ˈaɪərn/ · noun, verb
- A chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a hard, silver-white, and ductile metal that is highly reactive. Related: metal, steel, copper, ironwork.
- RIVET /rɪvɪt/ · noun, verb
- A small metal pin used to fasten two or more parts of a machine or structure together, typically by being hammered into place. To fasten or secure something firmly in place. Related: pin, fastener, clinch, bolt.
- SPAN /spæn/ · noun, verb
- A measure of length, width, or height; a distance or extent. To stretch or extend over a certain distance or extent. Related: extent, width, length, reach.
- 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 /ˈɡɜːrdər/ · noun
- A horizontal beam, especially one supporting a roof or floor, typically made of steel or wood. A girder is a structural element used in building construction. Related: beam, lintel, joist, rafter.
- TRUSS /trʌs/ · noun
- A structure of wooden or metal pieces, typically triangular in shape, used to support a roof or bridge. A device or system of bars or wires used to hold something in place. Related: brace, beam, lintel, tie.
- 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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