Found 2 items, similar to Drawbridge.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: drawbridge
drawbridge
n : a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow
boats or ships to pass beneath it [syn:
lift bridge]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Drawbridge
Drawbridge
\Draw"bridge`\, n.
A bridge of which either the whole or a part is made to be
raised up, let down, or drawn or turned aside, to admit or
hinder communication at pleasure, as before the gate of a
town or castle, or over a navigable river or canal.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The movable portion, or draw, is called, specifically,
a bascule, balance, or lifting bridge, a turning,
swivel, or swing bridge, or a rolling bridge, according
as it turns on a hinge vertically, or on a pivot
horizontally, or is pushed on rollers.
[1913 Webster]