1) Access across moat 2) Bridge 3) Card game for artists 4) Castle access 5) Castle architecture 6) Castle feature 7) Exclusively Anglo word 8) Exclusively Saxon word 9) Lift bridge 10) Moat crosser 11) Moat span 12) Moat structure 13) Sight from a moat 14) Span 15) Structure outside a castle 16) Structure over a castle moat
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A drawbridge or draw-bridge is a type of movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a castle surrounded by a moat. In some forms of English, including American English, the word drawbridge commonly refers to all types of movable bridges, such as bascule bridges, vertical-lift bridges and swing bridges, but this article concerns the n...
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Lifting bridge that could be raised to keep out an enemy.
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• (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.
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major type of movable bridge (q.v.) originating in medieval Europe.
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a bridge or roadway across a moat or ditch that lifted to make crossing impossible
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A heavy timber platform built to span a moat between a gatehouse and surrounding land that could be raised when required to block an entrance.
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A heavy timber platform built to span a moat between a gatehouse and surrounding land that could be raised when required to block an entrance.
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This is a moveable bridge that could be drawn up vertically to prevent an attacking force crossing a ditch. These could be pivotted or just brought or brought up at one end by using systems of weights. They could be employed with the barbican of a castle or just outside of a castle.
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wooden bridge that could be raised and lowered, sited in front of a tower or gatehouse, across a ditch
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Draw'bridge` noun 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. » The movable portion, or draw, is called, specificall...
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A drawbridge is a bridge with a lifting floor, such as were formerly used for crossing the ditches of fortresses, or any movable bridge over a navigable channel where the height of the roadway is insufficient to allow vessels to pass underneath. Modern drawbridges across rivers, canals, the entrances of docks, etc, are generally made to open horizo...
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[
n] - a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
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wooden bridge that could be raised and lowered, sited in front of a tower or gatehouse, across a ditch
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lift bridge noun a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
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a bridge of which the whole or a section may be drawn up, let down, or drawn aside, to prevent access or to leave a passage open for boats, barges, etc.
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