Drawbridge Definition

drôbrĭj
noun
A bridge that can be raised or drawn aside to permit passage of watercraft or prevent access, as to a fort.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • lift-bridge

Other Word Forms of Drawbridge

Noun

Singular:
drawbridge
Plural:
drawbridges

Origin of Drawbridge

Drawbridge Sentence Examples

  • It was formerly entered by a drawbridge over a deep fosse.

  • It consisted of twenty stone arches and a drawbridge.

  • There was a compressed peel of thunder as eight powerful hooves pounded across the wooden drawbridge.

  • An excellent harbour is furnished by the natural channel between the two islands; and communication from one division to the other is afforded by two bridges - the Langebro and the Knippelsbro, which replaced the wooden drawbridge built by Christian IV.

  • Then the General agreed to cross the drawbridge and enter the fort.

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DDRDRA

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