OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 8296

drawbridge

/ˈdɹɔːbɹɪd͡ʒ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
puente levadizo
A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).
I might jump an open drawbridge, or Tarzan from a vine / 'Cause I'm the unknown stuntman that makes Eastwood look so fine
Near-synonym: bascule bridge
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