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Webster 1913 Edition
Drawbridge
Draw′bridgeˊ
,Noun.
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.
☞ The movable portion, or draw, is called, specifically, a bascule, balance, or lifting bridge, a turning, swivel, or swing bridge, or a rolling bridge, according as it turns on a hinge vertically, or on a pivot horizontally, or is pushed on rollers.
Definition 2024
drawbridge
drawbridge
See also: draw-bridge and draw bridge
English
Noun
drawbridge (plural drawbridges)
- A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).
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A fort entryway's drawbridge.
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A drawbridge open to allow a ship beneath.
Synonyms
- (bridge that allows watercraft to travel): bascule bridge
Hypernyms
Translations
bridge which can be raised
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