Drawbridge Synonyms

drôbrĭj
A bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. lift-bridge

Words Related to Drawbridge

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. draw-bridge
  2. machicolation
  3. battlement
  4. swing-bridge
  5. watch-tower

Drawbridge Sentence Examples

  • It was formerly entered by a drawbridge over a deep fosse.

  • It consisted of twenty stone arches and a drawbridge.

  • There was a compressed peel of thunder as eight powerful hooves pounded across the wooden drawbridge.

  • An excellent harbour is furnished by the natural channel between the two islands; and communication from one division to the other is afforded by two bridges - the Langebro and the Knippelsbro, which replaced the wooden drawbridge built by Christian IV.

  • Then the General agreed to cross the drawbridge and enter the fort.

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