drawbridge• Mackey drove across a drawbridge over the Miami River.• At the cut-off time for the coursework an electronicdrawbridge goes up: students are no longer allowed to write to their directories.• Its drawbridgelowering, he would ride across it to a joyouswelcome.• He heard the hollowthudding of hooves and the duller sound of feet constantly tramping the timbers of the drawbridge.• The sergeant felt uneasy while he and Blanche stood on the drawbridge.• But at night the Dukelocked the door of her room, and pulled up the drawbridge.• The drawbridge was raised, of course, but it was a narrowmoat.• People already burdened with anxieties and fears should not have to cross this drawbridge too.