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drawbridge



drawbridge/ˈdrɔːbrɪdʒ $ ˈdrɒː-/ noun [COUNTABLE]
1. a bridge that can be pulled up to stop people from entering a castle, or to let ships pass

2. pull up the drawbridge

a) to stop being involved in something:
  ▪ Perhaps we should just pull up the drawbridge and let them get on with it.
b) to stop more people coming into a country, joining an organization etc

noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
At the cut-off time for the coursework an electronic drawbridge goes up: students are no longer allowed to write to their directories.
But at night the Duke locked the door of her room, and pulled up the drawbridge.
He heard the hollow thudding of hooves and the duller sound of feet constantly tramping the timbers of the drawbridge.
Its drawbridge lowering, he would ride across it to a joyous welcome.
Mackey drove across a drawbridge over the Miami River.
People already burdened with anxieties and fears should not have to cross this drawbridge too.
The drawbridge was raised, of course, but it was a narrow moat.
The sergeant felt uneasy while he and Blanche stood on the drawbridge.


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