Meaning & use
drawbridge
A bridge that can be raised or lowered, especially one guarding the entrance to a castle or fortress.
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Guards raised the drawbridge each night to keep the castle safe from intruders.
Tourists watched the old drawbridge slowly lower across the moat.
A note on using this word
Drawbridge now mostly appears in historical or fantasy contexts, though modern lifting bridges over waterways use similar mechanisms.
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