Great Bridge

English

Etymology

In the West Midlands, "Great" comes from Old English grēot.

Proper noun

Great Bridge

1. An area in Tipton, Sandwell borough, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9892).
   • 2020, Paul Mendez, Rainbow Milk, Dialogue Books (2021), page 71:

     They scaled the debris of crumbling breezeblocks […] and found a room, lit by a streetlamp, stripped back all the way to the brick, with the front wall of the building missing, facing Great Bridge.

2. A community in the city of Chesapeake, Virginia, United States, named after the Battle of Great Bridge.

Anagrams

• Greta Bridge