drawbridge

About 0.28 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A hinged bridge which can be raised (to prevent its being crossed, as across a moat, or to allow watercraft to travel beneath it).
2. noun A tendency to provide only limited access.

   drawbridge mentality

Similar words

lift bridge bridge pontlevis deck hoist bridge underbridge water bridge movable bridge leaf bridge overbridge

Often followed by

and was of to over is in at that

Word family

drawbridges