Land Bridge (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. an actual or hypothetical strip of land, subject to submergence, that connects adjacent continental landmasses and serves as a route of dispersal for plants and animals: a prehistoric land bridge between Asia and North America.
  2. a transcontinental rail route between countries, as those in Europe and East Asia, considered faster and less costly than all-sea routes.
noun
  1. (in zoogeography) a connecting tract of land between two continents, enabling animals to pass from one continent to the other
Land Bridge (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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