drawbridge

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English drawebrigge; by surface analysis, draw +‎ bridge. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɔːbɹɪd͡ʒ/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɑbɹɪd͡ʒ/ === 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). Hypernyms: lifting bridge < movable bridge < bridge < infrastructure Coordinate terms: vertical-lift bridge, swing bridge; (immovable) truss bridge, cable-stayed bridge, suspension bridge Near-synonym: bascule bridge (figurative, attributive) A tendency to provide only limited access. drawbridge mentality ==== Hyponyms ==== hoist bridge ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Gallery === === Anagrams === bridgeward, bridge-ward