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Meaning of "drawbridge" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DRAWBRIDGE

drawbridge  [ˈdrɔːˌbrɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DRAWBRIDGE

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Drawbridge is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DRAWBRIDGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

drawbridge

Drawbridge

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 narrower, more historical definition of the term.

Definition of drawbridge in the English dictionary

The definition of drawbridge in the dictionary is a bridge that may be raised to prevent access or to enable vessels to pass.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DRAWBRIDGE


abridge
əˈbrɪdʒ
Bainbridge
ˈbeɪnˌbrɪdʒ
Banbridge
ˈbænbrɪdʒ
bridge
brɪdʒ
Cambridge
ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ
Coatbridge
ˈkəʊtˌbrɪdʒ
flybridge
ˈflaɪˌbrɪdʒ
footbridge
ˈfʊtˌbrɪdʒ
Lethbridge
ˈlɛθbrɪdʒ
Muybridge
ˈmaɪbrɪdʒ
overbridge
ˈəʊvəˌbrɪdʒ
Oxbridge
ˈɒksˌbrɪdʒ
Redbridge
ˈrɛdˌbrɪdʒ
skybridge
ˈskaɪˌbrɪdʒ
Stourbridge
ˈstaʊəˌbrɪdʒ
Tonbridge
ˈtʌnˌbrɪdʒ
Trowbridge
ˈtrəʊˌbrɪdʒ
underbridge
ˈʌndəˌbrɪdʒ
Uxbridge
ˈʌksˌbrɪdʒ
weighbridge
ˈweɪˌbrɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DRAWBRIDGE

draw the shot
draw trumps
draw up
draw-gate
draw-sheet
draw-top table
drawable
drawback
drawbar
drawbore
drawdown
drawee
drawer
drawerful
drawers
drawing
drawing account
drawing board
drawing card
drawing office

WORDS THAT END LIKE DRAWBRIDGE

cartridge
Coleridge
contract bridge
Coolidge
duplicate bridge
estridge
fridge
Golden Gate Bridge
land bridge
London Bridge
Millennium Bridge
nuke the fridge
partridge
porridge
Rainbow Bridge
ridge
Stamford Bridge
suspension bridge
swing bridge
toll bridge
water under the bridge

Synonyms and antonyms of drawbridge in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «drawbridge» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DRAWBRIDGE

Find out the translation of drawbridge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of drawbridge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «drawbridge» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吊桥
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puente levadizo
570 millions of speakers

English

drawbridge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सीढ़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجسر المتحرك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разводной мост
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ponte levadiça
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপসারণীয় সেতু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pont basculant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jambatan lekapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zugbrücke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

跳ね橋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jembatan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cầu rút
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

drawbridge
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ड्रॉब्रिज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asma köprü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ponte levatoio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

most zwodzony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

розвідний міст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pod mobil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

drawbridge
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

valbrug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vindbrygga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vindebro
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of drawbridge

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAWBRIDGE»

The term «drawbridge» is regularly used and occupies the 78.569 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DRAWBRIDGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «drawbridge» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «drawbridge» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about drawbridge

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DRAWBRIDGE»

Discover the use of drawbridge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to drawbridge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Drawbridge Up: Mathematics--A Cultural Anathema
This bilingual (German/English) edition of the talk given at the International Congress of Mathematicians, Berlin, 1998, with illustrations by K. H. Hofmann and an introduction by David Mumford, discusses the role of mathematics within our ...
Hans Magnus Enzensberger, 2001
2
DRAWBRIDGE: Book 1 in the Kings Keep Series
Book 1 in the Kings Keep Series Graeme Butz. DRAWBRIDGE DRAWBRIDGE Book 1 in the Kings Keep Series Graeme Butz.
Graeme Butz, 2013
3
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Bayou Teche, mile 3.9, 8-182 highway drawbridge at Calumet. Bayou Teche, mile 11.8, 8-87 highway drawbridge at Centervllle. Bayou Teche, mile 17.2, 8- 3069 highway drawbridge at Franklin. Bayou Teche, mile 19.8, 8-322 highway ...
4
John Drawbridge
This book illustrates Drawbridge's brilliance in oil and watercolour painting, large public murals, printmaking and stained glass (including the Beehive, the New Zealand House (London) now in Archives (NZ) and the National Library (NZ) ...
John Drawbridge, Robert Macdonald, Damian Skinner, 2008
5
Centaur Planet: Brianna's Call
The ogres on the drawbridge didn't seem to know what to do. Their options were to move back and close the drawbridge, or move forward and fight the monster. They didn't seem to want to do either. The wizard had probably ordered them to ...
Thom L. Nichols, 2010
6
The Drawbridge
The story of one woman's struggle to come to terms with her husbands disapearance, And The more difficult decisions faced when he returns.
Marie McGann, 2001
7
The Machu Picchu Guidebook: A Self-guided Tour
Side Trips Inca Drawbridge There is a subsidiary Inca Trail from Machu Picchu that formerly went around the west side of Machu Picchu Mountain, probably connecting with the main Inca Trail. Now it only leads to what is known as the Inca ...
Ruth M. Wright, Alfredo Valencia Zegarra, 2004
8
We are Everywhere: A Historical Sourcebook of Gay and ...
Her analysis serves to guide anyone whose social position places them with unreliable but necessary allies. BRIDGE, DRAWBRIDGE, SANDBAR, OR ISLAND Lesbians-of-Color Hacienda A!ianzas1(1988) Gloria Anzaldua La gente  ...
Mark Blasius, Shane Phelan, 1997
9
Handbook of Criminal Justice Administration
Because the castle was built on an island surrounded by a fast-flowing river, the only way to get out of the castle was to cross over a drawbridge. The Baroness ordered her servants to let down the drawbridge so she could cross, convinced ...
M.A. DuPont-Morales, Michael K. Hooper, Judy H. Schmidt, 2000
10
Making Meaning: Constructing Multimodal Perspectives of ...
Two towers and a drawbridge. The light goes up one tower and across the drawbridge. However, Stuart pointed out that the light could only travel successfully up one tower because the other had windows in it where the light could escape.
Marilyn Narey, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DRAWBRIDGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term drawbridge is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Raising the drawbridge to Canada
Immigration and its offspring, citizenship, are growing in prominence on Canada's national agenda. The increasing strictures imposed by the ... «Winnipeg Free Press, Jul 15»
2
Blynman Bridge: Latest failure spurs talk of overhaul
The latest malfunction of the span, also known as the Cut Bridge, came Tuesday around 1 p.m., when the two leaves of the drawbridge opened ... «Gloucester Daily Times, Jul 15»
3
Michael Gannon: If Dave King is serious about returning Rangers to …
Green no doubt had an army of estate agents on the case searching for the perfect French chateau in France for him to pull up the drawbridge. «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
4
Sailboat runs into drawbridge
Grasonville and Kent Island volunteer fire departments responded July 3 to a sailboat that struck the Kent Narrows drawbridge. Fire boats 1 and ... «My Eastern Shore, Jul 15»
5
The drawbridge video is not the Gospel
I suppose most of us have seen the online video about the drawbridge keeper. It's a moving story in which a father is faced with a horrific choice ... «Evangelical Focus, Jul 15»
6
Distracted driver jumps over drawbridge
A man in a black SUV jumped a drawbridge in Palm Beach and crashed onto the roadway on the opposite side of the bridge, according to the ... «Tampa Sun Times, Jul 15»
7
SUV tries to jump a drawbridge
ABOVE VIDEO: The video shows that Montano hit the drawbridge at just the right time for him not to get too much air and land safely. This is the ... «Thrasher Backer, Jul 15»
8
Car leaps opening drawbridge
Boing Boing. Car leaps opening drawbridge. By Rob Beschizza at 6:08 am Thu, Jul 2, 2015. SHARE TWEET STUMBLE COMMENTS. bridge. Police say it was ... «Boing Boing, Jul 15»
9
Distracted driver misses sign and JUMPS rising drawbridge
Driver James Montano was reportedly distracted by his GPS when he missed a sign and jumped over the rising Flagler Bridge in Palm Beach, ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
Distracted Motorist Drives Over Raised Drawbridge
James Montano was crossing a drawbridge in Florida, when he failed to notice the crossing arm was down. Police say he was distracted by his ... «NPR, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Drawbridge [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/drawbridge>. Apr 2024 ».
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