The difference between Bridge and Route
When used as nouns, bridge means a construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc, whereas route means a course or way which is traveled or passed.
When used as verbs, bridge means to be or make a bridge over something, whereas route means to direct or divert along a particular course.
check bellow for the other definitions of Bridge and Route
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Bridge as a noun (anatomy):
A construction or natural feature that spans a divide. A construction spanning a waterway, ravine, or valley from an elevated height, allowing for the passage of vehicles, pedestrians, trains, etc. The upper bony ridge of the human nose. A prosthesis replacing one or several adjacent teeth. The gap between the holes on a bowling ball
Examples:
"The rope bridge crosses the river."
"Rugby players often break the bridge of their noses."
"The dentist pulled out the decayed tooth and put in a bridge."
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Bridge as a noun (nautical):
An arch or superstructure. An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck. The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board. A particular form of one hand placed on the table to support the cue when making a shot in cue sports. A cue modified with a convex arch-shaped notched head attached to the narrow end, used to support a player's (shooter's) cue for extended or tedious shots. Also called a spider. Anything supported at the ends and serving to keep some other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or staging over which something passes or is conveyed. A defensive position in which the wrestler is supported by his feet and head, belly-up, in order to prevent touch-down of the shoulders and eventually to dislodge an opponent who has established a position on top. A similar position in gymnastics.
Examples:
"The first officer is on the bridge."
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Bridge as a noun (medicine):
A connection, real or abstract. A rudimentary procedure before definite solution A device which connects two or more computer buses, typically in a transparent manner. A system which connects two or more local area networks at layer 2. An intramolecular valence bond, atom or chain of atoms that connects two different parts of a molecule; the atoms so connected being bridgeheads. An unintended solder connection between two or more components or pins. A song contained within another song, often demarcated by meter, key, or melody. An edge which, if removed, changes a connected graph to one that is not connected. A point in a line where a break in a word unit cannot occur. A statement, such as an offer, that signals a possibility of accord. A day falling between two public holidays and consequently designated as an additional holiday.
Examples:
"ECMO is used as a bridge to surgery to stabilize the patient."
"This chip is the bridge between the front-side bus and the I/O bus."
"The LAN bridge uses a spanning tree algorithm."
"The lyrics in the song's bridge inverted its meaning."
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Bridge as a noun (electronics):
Any of several electrical devices that measure characteristics such as impedance and inductance by balancing different parts of a circuit
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Bridge as a noun:
A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; a bridge wall.
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Bridge as a noun (cycling):
The situation where a lone rider or small group of riders closes the space between them and the rider or group in front.
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Bridge as a noun:
A solid crust of undissolved salt in a water softener.
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Bridge as a verb:
To be or make a bridge over something.
Examples:
"With enough cable, we can bridge this gorge."
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Bridge as a verb:
To span as if with a bridge.
Examples:
"The two groups were able to bridge their differences."
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Bridge as a verb (music):
To transition from one piece or section of music to another without stopping.
Examples:
"We need to bridge that [[jam]] into "The Eleven"."
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Bridge as a verb (computing, communication):
To connect two or more computer buses, networks etc. with a bridge.
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Bridge as a verb (wrestling):
To go to the bridge position.
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Bridge as a noun (card games):
A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.
Examples:
"Bidding is an essential element of the game of bridge."
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Route as a noun:
A course or way which is traveled or passed.
Examples:
"The route was used so much that it formed a rut."
"You need to find a route that you can take between these two obstacles."
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Route as a noun:
A regular itinerary of stops, or the path followed between these stops, such as for delivery or passenger transportation.
Examples:
"We live near the bus route."
"Here is a map of our delivery routes."
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Route as a noun:
A road or path; often specifically a highway.
Examples:
"Follow Route 49 out of town."
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Route as a noun (figuratively):
One of multiple methods or approaches to doing something.
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Route as a noun (historical):
One of the major provinces of imperial China from the Later Jin to the Song, corresponding to the Tang and early Yuan circuits.
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Route as a noun:
(Computing) A specific entry in a router that tells the router how to transmit the data it receives.
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Route as a verb (transitive):
To direct or divert along a particular course.
Examples:
"All incoming mail was routed through a single office."
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Route as a verb (Internet):
to connect two local area networks, thereby forming an internet.
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Route as a verb (computing, transitive):
To send (information) through a router.
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Route as a verb: