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Drawbridge

Drawbridge Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Drawbridge? [n] a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it Synonyms \| Synonyms for Drawbridge: lift bridge Related Terms \| Find terms related to Drawbridge: abatis \| advanced work \| balistraria \| bank \| banquette \| barbed-wire entanglement \| barbican \| barricade \| barrier \| bartizan \| bascule bridge \| bastion \| bateau bridge \| battlement \| Bifrost \| breastwork \| bridge \| bulwark \| cantilever bridge \| casemate \| catwalk \| cheval-de-frise \| circumvallation \| contravallation \| counterscarp \| curtain \| demibastion \| dike \| earthwork \| enclosure \| entanglement \| escarp \| escarpment \| fence \| fieldwork \| floating bridge \| flyover \| footbridge \| fortalice \| fortification \| gangboard \| gangplank \| gangway \| glacis \| lift bridge \| loophole \| lunette \| machicolation \| mantelet \| merlon \| mound \| outwork \| overbridge \| overcrossing \| overpass \| palisade \| parados \| parapet \| pontoon bridge \| portcullis \| postern gate \| rampart \| ravelin \| redan \| redoubt \| rope bridge \| sally port \| scarp \| sconce \| span \| stepping-stone \| stepstone \| stockade \| suspension bridge \| swing bridge \| tenaille \| toll bridge \| vallation \| vallum \| viaduct \| work See Also \| bridge \| span Drawbridge In Webster's Dictionary \Draw"bridge`\, n. 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. Note: 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.

Drawbridge Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Drawbridge?

[n] a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it

Synonyms | Synonyms for Drawbridge: lift bridge

See Also | bridge | span

Drawbridge In Webster's Dictionary

\Draw"bridge`\, n.
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.

Note: 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.

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