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drawbridges

drawbridges is the plural of drawbridge.

Meaning of drawbridge

Noun

drawbridge (plural drawbridges)

  1. A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).
    • Near-synonym: bascule bridge
    Synonyms:
    bascule bridge
  2. (attributive, figuratively) A tendency to provide only limited access.
    • drawbridge mentality

Questions about drawbridges

What is drawbridges the plural of?
Drawbridges is the plural of drawbridge.

Words near drawbridges in the dictionary

  1. drawboy
  2. drawboys
  3. drawbridge
  4. drawbridge mentality
  5. drawbridged
  6. drawbridges
  7. drawcall
  8. drawcalls
  9. drawcansir
  10. drawcansirs
  11. drawcard

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