DRAWBRIDGE

Drawbridge

A drawbridge or draw-bridge is a type of movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a castle surrounded by a moat. In some forms of English, including American English, the word drawbridge commonly refers to all types of movable bridges, such as bascule bridges, vertical-lift bridges and swing bridges, but this article concerns the narrower, more historical definition of the term.

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drawbridge

Noun

  1. A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).

<gallery> File:Lagos48.jpg|A fort entryway's drawbridge. File:Lake Erie Drawbridge.JPG|A drawbridge open to allow a ship beneath. </gallery>



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