What (who) is drawbridge - definition
TYPE OF MOVABLE BRIDGE
Drawbridges; Draw bridge; Draw bridges; Draw-bridge; Bow ramp; Sea-gate; Turning bridge; Draw-bridges
![[[Double-beam drawbridge]] The Poortbrug in [[Leeuwarden]] bridges the former city moat](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/181 PoortBrug Leeuwarden.jpg?width=200 "[[Double-beam drawbridge]] The Poortbrug in [[Leeuwarden]] bridges the former city moat")
drawbridge
¦ noun a bridge, typically over a castle moat, which is hinged at one end so that it can be raised.
drawbridge
(drawbridges)
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.
N-COUNT
drawbridge
n. to lower; raise a drawbridge
Wikipedia
Drawbridge
A drawbridge or draw-bridge is a type of moveable bridge typically at the entrance to a castle or tower surrounded by a moat. In some forms of English, including American English, the word drawbridge commonly refers to all types of moveable bridges, such as bascule bridges, vertical-lift bridges and swing bridges, but this article concerns the narrower historical definition of the term where the bridge is used in a defensive structure.
As used in castles or defensive structures, drawbridges provide access across defensive structures when lowered, but can quickly be raised from within to deny entry to an enemy force.
Pronunciation examples for drawbridge
1. "Are we drawbridge-uppers or drawbridge-downers?"
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2. Then, you have the drawbridge.
The Golden Hour _ Matt Mitchell _ Talks at Google
3. with an active drawbridge and a sword.
Hogfather (2006)
4. "Drawbridge down! The world is a great place.
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5. Uh, do you know the drawbridge
on 7th Street?
Flight of the Navigator
Examples of use of drawbridge
1. However, pulling up the drawbridge on migration is no answer.
2. "You can hear the creak of the drawbridge being pulled up," Bunting wrote.
3. The danger is they decide to pull up the drawbridge and disengage.
4. Some want a fortress Britain – job protection, pull up the drawbridge, get out of international engagement.
5. Some want a fortress Britain - job protection, pull up the drawbridge, get out of international engagement.