noun
cable-stayed bridge
A bridge type where the deck is supported by cables running directly from towers. Technical term used in civil engineering and architecture.
この斜張橋は、二本の主塔から斜めに張られたケーブルで橋桁を支えている。
This cable-stayed bridge supports the deck with cables running diagonally from two main towers.
Compound of 斜 (しゃ, 'diagonal'), 張 (ちょう, 'stretch'), and 橋 (きょう, 'bridge'), describing the diagonal cable arrangement.