drawbridge

noun

draw·​bridge ˈdrȯ-ˌbrij 

: a bridge made to be raised up, let down, or drawn aside so as to permit or hinder passage see castle illustration

Illustration of drawbridge

Examples of drawbridge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The collection features vintage sets that continue functioning as they were designed to, many decades later, including a working drawbridge castle from the 1970s. —Leigh Kiniry, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2025

Ultimately, Dawson suggests that while platforms will have to pull up the drawbridge to under-16s, the castle won’t be completely impenetrable. —Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Nov. 2025

Connecting the barrier island of Longboat Key to Sarasota and Florida’s mainland, the drawbridge serves as a portal into another world. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2025

For them, local self-government has become a fortress, and the drawbridge is up. —JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drawbridge

• abridge
• footbridge
• oxbridge
• bridge
• fridge
• midge
• ridge

Kids Definition

drawbridge

noun

draw·​bridge -ˌbrij 

: a bridge made to be wholly or partly raised up, let down, or drawn aside so as to permit or prevent passage