drawbridge

English - Turkish

Definition of drawbridge in English Turkish dictionary

{i} açılıp kapanan köprü

açılır köprü

kalkma köprü

açılır kapanır köprü

yukarı çekilip açı labilen köprü

{i} iner kalkar köprü

{i} kaldırma köprü

{i} asma köprü

açılıp kapanır köprü

English - English

Definition of drawbridge in English English dictionary

A bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it)

{n} a bridge that can be drawn up

a bridge that can be raised to block passage or to allow boats or ships to pass beneath it

Pont levis Heavy timber platform built to span a moat between a gate house and surrounding land that could be raised using ropes or chains, to block the entrance, when required Hemyock Castle is believed to have had a counter-weighted drawbridge, pivoted at the inner end

A wooden bridge that could be raised and lowered as needed It spanned the moat and was an important component of the castle gate

{i} bridge which can be drawn up or let down to permit or hinder free passage

a bridge over navigable water with a movable superstructure span of any type that frees the channel from obstructing navigation

A drawbridge was a long extension that could be drawn up or swiveled so that the enemy could not enter the castle Typically, a drawbridge lay over a moat, which was a deep ditch filled with water

A heavy timber platform built to span a moat between a gatehouse and surrounding land that could be raised when required to block an entrance

A bridge which can be raised to prevent it being crossed, often across a moat

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

A bridge">bridge that can be raised vertically to allow boats to pass underneath

a general term applied to a bridge over a navigable body of water having a movable superstructure span of any type permitting the channel to be freed of its obstruction to navigation; popular but imprecise term

Everyone knows what a drawbridge is There were basically three types: (1) a simple sliding platform over the ditch that could be pulled back, (2) a raising bridge pulled up by chains attached to the outer corners, and (3) a bridge with posts reaching out over the top, with the chains hanging vertically from the posts (this had 'leverage' advantages)

A drawbridge is a bridge that can be pulled up, for example to prevent people from getting into a castle or to allow ships to pass underneath it. a bridge that can be pulled up to stop people from entering a castle, or to let ships pass

Hyphenation

draw·bridge

Turkish pronunciation

drôbrîc

Pronunciation

/ˈdrôˌbrəʤ/ /ˈdrɔːˌbrɪʤ/

Etymology

() From draw + bridge.