brofast

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

bro +‎ fast

Adjective[edit]

brofast (neuter brofast, plural and definite singular attributive brofaste, not comparable)

  1. (of an island) connected by a bridge to a larger landmass
    • 2003, Geografiske Verdensbilleder, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 295:
      I dag er Slotsholmen brofast og Christiansborg ligger, hvor Absalons gamle borg lå.
      Today, Slotsholmen is connected by bridge, and Christiansborg is located where Absalon's old castle was.
    • 1968, Handels- og søfartsmuseet på Kronborg, Årbog
      ... protest mod planerne om at gøre øen brofast med Fyn.
      ... the plans to make the island connected by bridge to Funen.
    • 1979, Skovbrugstidende:
      Øland er blevet brofast med Sverige.
      Øland has become connected by bridge to Sweden.
    • 2009, Finansiel markedsføring, Academica, →ISBN, page 92:
      Vi leverer i hele landet, undtagen ikke-brofaste øer og et mindre antal yderligtbeliggende postnumre.
      We ship to the entire country, except islands that aren't connected by bridge and a small number of remote zip codes.
    • 2020, Rasmus Dahlberg, Mai-Britt Schultz, Det vidste du heller ikke om Danmark, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:
      ... Redningskorpsets flyveambulancetjeneste, som blev en vigtig livline for patienter på Danmarks mange ikke-brofaste øer.
      ... the rescure corps' flying ambulance service, which became an important lifeline to patients on the many non-connected-by-bridge islands of Denmark.
    • 2017, Christina Astrid Vorre, Forladt, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      De største er brofaste, andre kan man sejle til med færge, og så er der resten. Dem, hvor der ikke bor så mange, og de helt øde.
      The largest ones are connected by bridge, others one can sail to by ferry, and then there are the rest. The ones where not very many live, and the completely desolate ones.