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fixed link

n
Canadian a permanent transport link, esp a bridge, between two geographical areas separated by water
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It opened last October and is the longest fixed link on Earth, partly replacing a fast ferry service that connected Hong Kong and its fellow "special administrative area", Macau, famous for its liberal gambling laws.
A severe storm made it difficult for emergency services to reach the train which had stopped on the Great Belt fixed link between Zealand and Funen, Denmark's two major islands.
GET is credit-linked to Channel Link Enterprises Finance plc (CLEF; BBB/Stable), the ring-fenced vehicle secured by Fixed Link's (FL or Eurotunnel) activities, the fixed railway link between the UK and France.
There is quite a lot in the book about the bridge that now connects Prince Edward Island with the mainland or, as it is called in Islandspeak, the "fixed link." Like Mulroney in his own memoirs, McMillan regards this piece of infrastructure as one of the Mulroney government's greatest achievements, and even compares it to the building of the CPR.
In each stage, a link adjacent to fixed link of the mechanism is temporarily fixed thereby converting it into a four-bar mechanism.
Marie, from Kirkdale Winning idea PROFESSOR Alan Dunlop, of Liverpool University, has, after rigorous research, found an internal UK fixed link between Larne and Portpatrick to be feasible, cost-effective to build and, indeed, necessary in the light of post-Brexit challenges.
THERESA May has not seen any plans for a bridge from Britain to France despite Boris Johnson's desire for a new fixed link across the English Channel, Downing Street said.
SHIPPING BODY BLASTS IDEA THERESA May has not seen any plans for a bridge from Britain to France despite Boris Johnson's desire for a new fixed link across the English Channel, Downing Street said.
(TAP) -- A high-level delegation of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Friday paid a working visit to Bizerte focused on the fixed bridge project, "Liaison fixe" (Fixed link) Project Manager Leila Sifaoui told TAP.
Two fixed link bridges have been developed to accommodate the Airbus A380, the world's largest airplane.
The remaining gates are operated from four new Super Fixed Link Bridges, as well as two Fixed Link Bridges, which can accommodate large aircraft, including the world's largest airplane, the double-deck Airbus A380.