also: ふなはし · せんきょう
noun
pontoon bridge; floating bridge
Only with reading ふなばし / ふなはし
A bridge made by placing boats, pontoons, or other floating supports across water. Usually read ふなばし; ふなはし is a rarer alternate reading.
川に仮設の船橋を架けて、対岸へ物資を運んだ。
They built a temporary pontoon bridge over the river and carried supplies to the opposite bank.
兵士たちは船橋を渡って川を越えた。
The soldiers crossed the river over a floating bridge.
noun
ship's bridge; bridge of a ship
Only with reading せんきょう
Read せんきょう in this nautical sense; it refers to the bridge or command area from which a ship is navigated.
船長は船橋から港の様子を確認した。
The captain checked the harbor conditions from the ship's bridge.
航海士が船橋でレーダーを見ていた。
The navigator was watching the radar on the bridge.