A temporary system of shuttle buses bypassing a failure, overhaul, or other outage in some other mode of transit (usually rail).

(US) A party held for a bride-to-be in anticipation of her wedding, involving guests (typically female friends and relatives) giving her gifts.

A woman who attends a bride during her wedding ceremony, as part of the main wedding party. / (sports, entertainment) A person or team that perennially finishes well, but never first.

To act as a bridesmaid for; to attend a bride during her wedding ceremony.

A woman who marries a man who is on active military duty in wartime; especially, a woman who marries a foreign soldier serving in her country and then emigrates to his.

A young woman who is too young to be a full bridesmaid, but too old to be a flower girl. The junior bridesmaid usually walks down the aisle unaccompanied by a groomsman, but can be accompanied if the wedding party has an uneven number of people.

The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins. / (figuratively) A restraint; a curb; a check.

(transitive) To put a bridle on. / (transitive) To check, restrain, or control with, or as if with, a bridle; as in bridle your tongue. / (intransitive) To show hostility or resentment.

A type of movable bridge that carries a segment of suspended roadway across a river.

Alternative spelling of bridalwear