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Contract bridge — Bridge declarer play Alternative name(s) Bridge Type trick taking Players 4 Skill(s) require … Wikipedia
contract bridge — [kän′trakt΄] n. a form of bridge, developed from auction bridge, in which only the number of tricks named in the contract may be counted toward a game, additional tricks being counted as a bonus score * * * ▪ 2003 For a sample contract bridge… … Universalium
contract bridge — [kän′trakt΄] n. a form of bridge, developed from auction bridge, in which only the number of tricks named in the contract may be counted toward a game, additional tricks being counted as a bonus score … English World dictionary
contract bridge — n [U] a form of the card game ↑bridge, in which one of the two pairs says how many ↑tricks they will try to win … Dictionary of contemporary English
contract bridge — ► NOUN ▪ the standard form of the card game bridge, in which only tricks bid and won count towards the game … English terms dictionary
contract bridge — noun a variety of bridge in which the bidder receives points toward game only for the number of tricks he bid • Syn: ↑contract • Hypernyms: ↑bridge • Hyponyms: ↑no trump * * * ˌcontract ˈbridge 7 [contract bridge … Useful english dictionary
Contract Bridge for Beginners — 1953 cover of 31st printing Contract Bridge For Beginners is a book written by Charles Goren on the rules and basic strategies of contract bridge. First published by Simon Schuster Inc. of New York in 1953[1] and by Eyre &am … Wikipedia
Contract bridge diagram — The diagram is typical of that used to illustrate a deal of 52 cards in four hands in the game of contract bridge. Each hand is designated by a point on the compass and so North South are partners against East West. Suit features include: Each… … Wikipedia
contract bridge — con|tract bridge [ kantrækt ,brıdʒ ] noun uncount a form of the card game BRIDGE in which the highest BIDDER can score no more than the number of points that they said they would score at the start of play … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
contract bridge — noun Date: 1924 a bridge game distinguished by the fact that overtricks do not count toward game or slam bonuses … New Collegiate Dictionary
contract bridge — noun the standard form of the card game bridge, in which only tricks bid and won count towards the game … English new terms dictionary
