DRAWBRIDGE

drawbridge, lift bridge

(noun) a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

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).

Synonyms

• (bridge that allows watercraft to travel): bascule bridge

Hypernyms

• movable bridge

Anagrams

• bridge-ward

Source: Wiktionary

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Draw"bridge`, n.

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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