diff --git a/man/man8/bridge.8 b/man/man8/bridge.8
index 223e65d6..b629c52b 100644
--- a/man/man8/bridge.8
+++ b/man/man8/bridge.8
@@ -514,8 +514,10 @@ the Ethernet MAC address.
 the interface to which this address is associated.
 
 .B local
-- is a local permanent fdb entry. This flag is default unless "static" or
-  "dynamic" are explicitly specified.
+- is a local permanent fdb entry, which means that the bridge will not forward
+frames with this destination MAC address and VLAN ID, but terminate them
+locally. This flag is default unless "static" or "dynamic" are explicitly
+specified.
 .sp
 
 .B permanent