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drawbridge

[ draw-brij ]

noun

  1. a bridge of which the whole or a section may be drawn up, let down, or drawn aside, to prevent access or to leave a passage open for boats, barges, etc.


drawbridge

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noun

  1. a bridge that may be raised to prevent access or to enable vessels to pass
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of drawbridge1

First recorded in 1300–50, drawbridge is from the Middle English word drawebrigge. See draw, bridge 1
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Both clubs criticised each other over security arrangements and safety of the small number of travelling fans and inevitably drawbridges were pulled up completely.

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It was originally designed to be a sort of drawbridge, which require ropes or chains to pull up the road.

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Shadow housing secretary Kevin Hollinrake accused the government of "pulling up the drawbridge on home ownership and limiting aspiration and social mobility".

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Jack wondered if the dragon’s lower jaw might actually be a drawbridge; it certainly was in the right place.

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Like many of the other castles on the list, it has secret passages, a drawbridge and moat, a chapel and a torture chamber — but this Napa Valley castle offers wine tastings as well as tours.

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