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drawbridge
noun
draw·bridge
ˈdrȯ-ˌbrij 
: a bridge made to be raised up, let down, or drawn aside so as to permit or hinder passage see castle illustration
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Sony is getting ready to lower the drawbridge for its forthcoming movie The Legend of Zelda.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
Instead of continuing in a competitive segment of the market with low margins, Apple has decided to pull up the drawbridge and underline the idea that all of its products are premium.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Take the left over the drawbridge and the right onto Northwest Fifth Street.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
Those are devices that remain hidden at ground level, then are activated by water pressure during a flood and lift automatically to a 90° angle, like a drawbridge, providing a temporary wall up to 8 feet high to protect homes and other property.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 28 Mar. 2025
Instead of continuing in a competitive segment of the market with low margins, Apple has decided to pull up the drawbridge and underline the idea that all of its products are premium.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
Take the left over the drawbridge and the right onto Northwest Fifth Street.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
Those are devices that remain hidden at ground level, then are activated by water pressure during a flood and lift automatically to a 90° angle, like a drawbridge, providing a temporary wall up to 8 feet high to protect homes and other property.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Drawbridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawbridge. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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drawbridge
noun
draw·bridge
-ˌbrij
: a bridge made to be wholly or partly raised up, let down, or drawn aside so as to permit or prevent passage
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