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

Illustration of drawbridge

Examples of drawbridge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Boldt hired 300 workers to construct the six-story, 120-room castle outfitted with a drawbridge and tower, but when Louise died suddenly in 1904, the heartbroken Boldt halted construction and never returned to the island. —Gulnaz Khan, AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025

Atlantic Avenue, the main drag, runs straight through town, over a drawbridge, and out to the Atlantic Ocean, hence the name. —Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 25 Jan. 2025

Sip on a crème brûlée martini (vanilla vodka, Frangelico, Bailey’s Irish Cream) and watch sailboats pass under the slowly rising drawbridge. —Rebecca Deurlein, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024

August 1988: One-third of an aging 275-foot drawbridge near Pocomoke City fell into the Pocomoke River. —Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drawbridge

• abridge
• footbridge
• oxbridge
• bridge
• fridge
• midge
• ridge

Kids Definition

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