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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: drawbridge n : a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it [syn: {lift bridge}]
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