drawbridge

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A bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it)
{n} a bridge that can be drawn up
a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
Pont levis Heavy timber platform built to span a moat between a gate house and surrounding land that could be raised using ropes or chains, to block the entrance, when required Hemyock Castle is believed to have had a counter-weighted drawbridge, pivoted at the inner end
A wooden bridge that could be raised and lowered as needed It spanned the moat and was an important component of the castle gate
{i} bridge which can be drawn up or let down to permit or hinder free passage
a bridge over navigable water with a movable superstructure span of any type that frees the channel from obstructing navigation
A drawbridge was a long extension that could be drawn up or swiveled so that the enemy could not enter the castle Typically, a drawbridge lay over a moat, which was a deep ditch filled with water
A heavy timber platform built to span a moat between a gatehouse and surrounding land that could be raised when required to block an entrance
A bridge which can be raised to prevent it being crossed, often across a moat
A bridge of which either the whole or a part is made to be raised up, let down, or drawn or turned aside, to admit or hinder communication at pleasure, as before the gate of a town or castle, or over a navigable river or canal
A bridge">bridge that can be raised vertically to allow boats to pass underneath
a general term applied to a bridge over a navigable body of water having a movable superstructure span of any type permitting the channel to be freed of its obstruction to navigation; popular but imprecise term
Everyone knows what a drawbridge is There were basically three types: (1) a simple sliding platform over the ditch that could be pulled back, (2) a raising bridge pulled up by chains attached to the outer corners, and (3) a bridge with posts reaching out over the top, with the chains hanging vertically from the posts (this had 'leverage' advantages)
A drawbridge is a bridge that can be pulled up, for example to prevent people from getting into a castle or to allow ships to pass underneath it. a bridge that can be pulled up to stop people from entering a castle, or to let ships pass
drawbridge

    Hyphenation

    draw·bridge

    Turkish pronunciation

    drôbrîc

    Pronunciation

    /ˈdrôˌbrəʤ/ /ˈdrɔːˌbrɪʤ/

    Etymology

    () From draw + bridge.
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