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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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Therefore, the last thing football needs is Europe and South America inviting one another to join their tournaments, ignoring the other regions and effectively pulling up the drawbridge.
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Michael Cox, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
This eco-friendly build-your-own playset lets kids—with their parents help—construct a multi-level dwelling, complete with drawbridge and trap door.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
The uncontrolled influx of migrants across the nation’s southern border will further polarize U.S. society and strengthen right-wing forces calling for the United States to pull up the drawbridge; as in the past, anti-immigrant and isolationist sentiment go hand in hand.
—Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2024
In one climactic scene, Jane is chased out of the palace by usurpers, and a rival army meets her at the drawbridge.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
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Michael Cox, The Athletic, 9 July 2024
This eco-friendly build-your-own playset lets kids—with their parents help—construct a multi-level dwelling, complete with drawbridge and trap door.
—Pamela Brill, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
The uncontrolled influx of migrants across the nation’s southern border will further polarize U.S. society and strengthen right-wing forces calling for the United States to pull up the drawbridge; as in the past, anti-immigrant and isolationist sentiment go hand in hand.
—Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 9 Sep. 2024
In one climactic scene, Jane is chased out of the palace by usurpers, and a rival army meets her at the drawbridge.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 27 June 2024
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“Drawbridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drawbridge. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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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