drawbridge
A hinged bridge which can be raisedA hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).
» We crossed a drawbridge.
Значення
значень: 2A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).
Near-synonym: bascule bridge
Zugbrücke
разводно́й мостrazvodnój most
a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it
(атрибутивне, переносно)A tendency to provide only limited access.
drawbridge mentality
Приклади
речень: 4We crossed a drawbridge.
The drawbridge is raised at nightfall to prevent monsters from reaching the fort.
Tom raced across the drawbridge.
Raise the drawbridge!
Переклади
мов: 7За значеннями 1
За значеннями 1
Походження
Inherited from Middle English drawebrigge; by surface analysis, draw + bridge.Inherited from Middle English drawebrigge; by surface analysis, draw + bridge.
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Форми
множина: drawbridges| Однина | drawbridge |
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| Множина | drawbridges |
правильне
Синоніми
синонімів: 2- a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it:lift bridge