monkey bridge

A narrow, elevated walkway or platform, often used in sailing ships to provide access between parts of the vessel, or in construction and adventure courses as a simple rope or plank bridge.

• 🌐ممر ضيق مرتفع أو منصة تُستخدم غالباً على السفن الشراعية للتنقل بين أجزائها، أو في البناء ومسارات المغامرات كجسر بسيط من الحبال أو الألواح.

1. Nautical term C1 formal

   A narrow, elevated walkway on a ship, often used by lookouts or for accessing higher parts of the vessel.

   • The sailor climbed up to the monkey bridge to scan the horizon.
   • The captain stood on the monkey bridge during the storm.
   • From the monkey bridge, the lookout spotted land.

   🌐جسر المراقبة

2. Rope bridge B2 informal

   A simple, often temporary bridge made of ropes and planks, typically used in jungle or adventure settings.

   • The hikers crossed a wobbly monkey bridge over the ravine.
   • Children love playing on the monkey bridge at the adventure park.
   • The monkey bridge swayed dangerously in the wind.

   🌐جسر حبلي