: 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
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Recent Examples on the WebHollywood residents and visitors will have to wait until mid-October for the reopening of the Sheridan Street drawbridge, which has been closed all summer for renovations. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2022 An early bascule bridge was the medieval drawbridge. Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2022 Take me back to the Mystic River, to that beautiful old drawbridge that for so long was Roderick Coleman’s place of work. Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2022 Robin Hood is 200 feet away from the edge of the drawbridge. Richard Malena, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2022 Their property, tucked away at the end of Oak Street, is now a compound of three whimsical castles and even includes a drawbridge. Michelle Matthews | Mmatthews@al.com, al, 29 June 2022 The drawbridge on George Bush Boulevard in Delray Beach is locked in an open position, making road traffic impossible from the mainland over the Intracoastal to the beach. Kathy Laskowski, sun-sentinel.com, 4 Mar. 2022 As the campaign stretched on, the activists built a small settlement near Warner Creek, digging trenches and erecting a fort with a working drawbridge.New York Times, 26 May 2022 Carol Wright was halfway home from her 6-mile bicycle ride when the unthinkable happened: The crossing arms of a drawbridge came down behind her and the span of the bridge lifted, trapping the 79-year-old. Eileen Kelley, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Feb. 2022 See More