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Occupation bridge

Occupation \Oc`cu*pa"tion\, n. [L. occupatio: cf. F. occupation.]

  1. The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant.

  2. That which occupies or engages the time and attention.

  3. Specfically: The principal business of one's life; the principal work by which one earns one's livelihood; vocation; employment; profession; calling; trade; avocation; as, these days many people continue to practice their occupation well into their seventies.

    Absence of occupation is not rest.
    --Cowper.

    Occupation bridge (Engin.), a bridge connecting the parts of an estate separated by a railroad, a canal, or an ordinary road.

    Syn: Occupancy; possession; tenure; use; employment; avocation; engagement; vocation; calling; office; trade; profession.

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occupation bridge

n. (context engineering English) A bridge connecting the parts of an estate separated by a road, railway, or canal.