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.

• 🇩🇪Ein schmaler, erhöhter Gang oder eine Plattform, die auf Segelschiffen den Zugang zwischen Schiffsteilen ermöglicht, oder eine einfache Hängebrücke aus Seilen oder Brettern in Bau und Abenteuerparcours.

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.

   🇩🇪Affenbrücke

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.

   🇩🇪Hängebrücke aus Seilen