Definition
A city in Connecticut, or a type of milling machine used in machining and manufacturing. Named for locations near bridge crossings over ports or harbors.
Etymology
Compound word from 'bridge' and 'port', literally meaning 'port with a bridge'. Many cities with this name were founded at strategic locations where bridges crossed harbors or rivers, facilitating trade and transportation.
Kelly Says
Bridgeport milling machines became the gold standard in machine shops worldwide, so much so that 'Bridgeport' became generic for this type of vertical milling machine regardless of manufacturer. The city of Bridgeport, Connecticut was once known as the 'Industrial Heart of Connecticut' due to its manufacturing prowess.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ብሪጅፖርት
brih-je-por-t
ARالعربية
بريدجبورت
brydj-bowrt
BNবাংলা
ব্রিজপোর্ট
brih-je-por-t
CACatalà
Bridgeport
brih-je-por
CSČeština
Bridgeport
brihdʒ.pɔrt
DADansk
Bridgeport
briʒ.pɔʊ̯ˀt
DEDeutsch
Bridgeport
bʁɪtʃ.pɔrt
ELΕλληνικά
Μπριτζπόρτ
mprihdz-pɔrt
ESEspañol
Bridgeport
brih-je-port
FAفارسی
بریدجپورت
brihdzh-por-t
FISuomi
Bridgeport
brih-je-por-ti
FRFrançais
Bridgeport
bʁidʒ.pɔʁt
GUGU
બ્રિજપોર્ટ
brih-je-por-t
HAHA
Bridgeport
brih-je-poh-t
HEעברית
ברידג'פורט
brihdzh-por-t
HIहिन्दी
ब्रिजपोर्ट
brij-pōṛṭ
HUMagyar
Bridgeport
brihdʒ.pɔrt
IDBahasa Indonesia
Bridgeport
brih-je-por
IGIG
Bridgeport
brih-je-poh-t
ITItaliano
Bridgeport
briʤˈpɔrt
JA日本語
ブリッジポート
burijji-pōto
KKKK
Бриджпорт
brihdzh-por-t
KMKM
ប្រីជផត
brih-chea-phat
KO한국어
브리지포트
beuliji-poteu
MRMR
ब्रिजपोर्ट
brih-je-por-t
MSBahasa Melayu
Bridgeport
brih-je-por
MYမြန်မာ
ဘရစ်ဂျပေါ့
ba-reit-kye-pau
NLNederlands
Bridgeport
briʒ.pɔrt
NONorsk
Bridgeport
briʒ.pɔrt
PAPA
ਬ੍ਰਿਜਪੋਰਟ
brih-je-por-t
PLPolski
Bridgeport
brihdʒ.pɔrt
PTPortuguês
Bridgeport
bʁidʒ.pɔɾt
RORomână
Bridgeport
brih-je-port
RUРусский
Бриджпорт
brihdzh-port
SVSvenska
Bridgeport
briʒ.pɔrt
SWKiswahili
Bridgeport
brih-je-poh-ti
TAதமிழ்
பிரிட்ஜ்போர்ட்
piriṭj-pōrṭ
TEతెలుగు
బ్రిడ్జ్పోర్ట్
brih-je-pōr-t
THไทย
บริดจ์พอร์ต
brih-je-pho
TLTL
Bridgeport
brih-je-por-t
TRTürkçe
Bridgeport
bridʒ.pɔrt
UKУкраїнська
Бріджпорт
brihdzh-por-t
URاردو
برجپورٹ
barij-por-t
VITiếng Việt
Bridgeport
brih-je-pho
YOYO
Bridgeport
brih-je-poh-ti
ZH中文
布里奇波特
bù lǐ qí bō tè
ZUZU
Bridgeport
brih-je-poh-t