In Indian usage, a jhula is a swing or a suspension bridge — the connecting thread between the two meanings is the sense of hanging, swaying, being suspended in the air. A jhula in a garden is where children play; a jhula over a mountain river is how entire communities cross to the other side. The word carries both the joy of a swing and the engineering drama of a rope bridge.
The old jhula across the river swayed in the wind, but the villagers crossed it daily without a second thought.
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(India) A suspension bridge.
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