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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Lowering bridge #152429 12/20/2005 8:50 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel Logwood enthusiast Logwood enthusiast Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel How do you call a bridge which could be lowered to allow passage? is it simply called "lowering-bridge"? is there a word combination for this anyway? I particularly refer to the "lowering-bridge" in medieval castles, which gave passage over a moat. It's important to me because I'm writing a short-story, and I want to get the right wordage. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Lowering bridge #152430 12/20/2005 9:04 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Marianna addict Marianna addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 427 Spain Drawbridge? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Lowering bridge #152431 12/20/2005 9:19 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel Logwood enthusiast Logwood enthusiast Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel *smacks forehead* Thanks. Never have I felt so ignorant. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Like a ...urm..sumpinsumpin...over troubled waters #152432 12/21/2005 1:21 AM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean 'S'all right, Logwood. I'm trying real hard now to remember what they call the bridges that cross canals, rivers, etc. that have to be raised to allow boats to enter inland waters. Usually they part in the middle and each side raises up...at least I can blame my lapses on semi-senior moments Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ain't talking about Jeff... #152433 12/21/2005 1:25 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont pretty hard to beat wikipedia on something like this... bridges formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ain't talking about Jeff... #152434 12/21/2005 1:48 AM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean I never knew there were so many different kinds of bridges! Near where I grew up was a type of swing bridge. We just called it the Torch River Bridge. Charlevoix has a bascule type bridge in the middle of town on the ever busy US31N. That one's a pain in the arse in the height of summer season, I can tell you. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ain't talking about Jeff... #152435 12/21/2005 2:24 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City Very cool article. "Zigzag Bridge"? "Flight of Fancy Nomenclature?" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: ain't talking about Jeff... #152436 12/21/2005 2:28 AM Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 3,230 Te Ika a Maui Nice wiki article, although I notice that its list of notable bridges lists the CESMs' breathtakingly beautiful effort as simply "the highest", when, IMO, it's engineering as art, and damn fine art at that. noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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