HyperDic: drawbridge

English > 1 sense of the word *drawbridge*:
NOUN	artifact	drawbridge, lift bridge	a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it

drawbridge > pronunciation
Sounds	drao'brih.jh
Rhymes	abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh...

English > *drawbridge*: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning	A bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it.
Synonym	lift bridge
Broader	bridge, span	A structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
Spanish	puente levadizo
Catalan	pont llevadís