drawbridge

Definition

  • noun: a bridge that can be raised up so that people cannot cross it or so that boats can pass under it
  • noun: a bridge made to be raised up, let down, or 'drawn' aside so as to permit or hinder passage

Examples

  • raise/lower the 'drawbridge'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Egbert, where would Morgana be? The safest place... the tower chapel. Odin! Be assured, sire. The second drawbridge is much stronger than the first. Take your magic elsewhere, holy man. The chapel is a sanctuary. Father Godwin. (..)
    1958 The Vikings