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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
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Sunshine Charters will take you for a spin on their 40-foot catamaran around Round Lake and Lake Charlevoix, through the drawbridge, and out to Lake Michigan.
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Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 30 Dec. 2025
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
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Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 30 Dec. 2025
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
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“Drawbridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawbridge. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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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
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