| 单词 | drawbridge |
| 例句 | Below, she could see a short knight in moon-pale armor and a heavy white cloak pacing the drawbridge. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The wretched girl blushed and held her tongue, while Lancelot could be seen throwing his reins to the terrified carter, and storming up the drawbridge, shouting at the top of his voice. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Into the teeth of that wind he rode, under the portcullis, over the drawbridge. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Already they clasped their hands over their bellies in almost the same way; their heads tilted toward one another like two halves of a drawbridge. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z The stone part of the drawbridge with its barbican and the bartizans of the gatehouse are in good repair. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I got my spinning rod from the garage and biked up to the drawbridge at Snake Creek. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z When the drawbridge was lowered, a chill wind sighed across the moat. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The transport sphere plowed along the trench, past all the fortified city’s defenses: walls, moats, machicolations, crossbow cannons, drawbridges, bristling spear pits, bladed gates, and giant mechanical grinders. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Summer and Grey Wind and Shaggydog had begun to howl before they crossed the drawbridge, in voices drawn and desolate. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He found that he had tumbled off the drawbridge, landing with a smack on his ride in the water. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The drawbridge was up and the portcullis down, but Catelyn saw lights burning in the gatehouse and spilling from the windows of the square towers beyond. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She walked the creaking drawbridge, over the teeming, monster-filled moat, past the stone-faced falconers, under the soaring raptors, and into the woods beyond. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z In a second he was on dry land once again, standing beside Merlyn on the piping drawbridge, panting in his stuffy clothes. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z For near a fortnight there had been so many comings and goings that Robb ordered both portcullises kept up and the drawbridge down between them, even in the dead of night. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The top of the model was broken, the cardboard had buckled and the drawbridge was tilting sideways. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z He wasn't really paying attention to it, but his hands had constructed a three-story compound with fortified walls, a moat, and a drawbridge. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She was sitting on a boulder in it, with her tail in the burn, and looking up at the drawbridge with her head on one side. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Now everybody was inside, the drawbridge was permanently up, and Glatisant lay in the moonlight at the foot of the tower, her head gleaming like silver. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Like something had slipped past the drawbridge at the castle, but then her forehead smoothed out. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z Roli tries to hurry along the side streets, and by that, I mean he drives at twenty-six miles per hour, but we still get stuck at the drawbridge at its scheduled opening. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z The drawbridge reached the ground and Piggy was speeding across before it touched. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It had a drawbridge, and gardens shaped like hearts. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z And he rode out over the drawbridge into the morning light While they had crept through the corridors of Castle Chariot they had made a plan about meeting King Bagdemagus. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The Wart started talking before he was half-way over the drawbridge. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z On the other side of the town a drawbridge crossed the river, connecting Ravenel with the three sea islands that separated the town from the Atlantic Ocean. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Beyond lay a deep salt moat and a drawbridge supported by a pair of massive chains. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In one last dash across the desert they had reached the drawbridge—could Merlyn have guessed what he was thinking?—and were staring down into the moat It was the season of water-lilies. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I yanked the laces out of both, so the floppy tongues fell forward like drawbridges coming down out of beat-up, leather, no-named fortresses. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z So, when the small procession of returning warriors came within sight of the drawbridge, they were greeted by the whole household. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z At the foot of the drawbridge, she came upon Lady Tanda and her two daughters. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z If so, the guards would raise the drawbridge, cutting off Maegor's Holdfast from the outer castle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Aureliano José promised to go to Rome, he promised to go across Europe on his knees to kiss the sandals of the Pontiff just so that she would lower her drawbridge. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It is ten forty-five when Booth pulls back on the reins once again and canters up to the wooden drawbridge by the Navy Yard. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z They followed the water around to get to the drawbridge. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z The Kingsroad Gate had not, and ice had frozen those drawbridge chains rock hard. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The drawbridge was down and the gate opened to them without question, and they were received in the Great Hall as if they had been emissaries of the King. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z A tall castle with a drawbridge that moved up and down, and a pulley with a string that hoisted soldiers up over the wall. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z Bran asked as they crossed the drawbridge between the walls. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The only way in or out of Maegor’s was across the drawbridge that spanned that moat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z They all three swam off into the murk under the drawbridge, upon their errand of mercy. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z It came out at a door, and then hit a drawbridge, and the drawbridge tipped up. I'm the King of the Castle 1970-09-03T00:00:00Z The old man, following my eyes, cried with great triumph, “My son’s come home!” and we both went out to the drawbridge. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z The drawbridge came creaking down before she could reply, and they heard the sound of oiled chains as the portcullis was drawn up. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z She waited until they were well past before she darted across the undefended drawbridge. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z When Robin reached the drawbridge and started to cross, Alan-at-Gate’s voice shouted the challenge. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z He and Robin went quickly up the winding stair to the turret overlooking the drawbridge. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z "Raise the drawbridge and bar the doors. No one enters or leaves Maegor's without my leave." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Smiler's hooves clattered on the drawbridge, like drumbeats. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z They plodded over the filthy drawbridge—a butter one, with cow hairs still in it—sinking to their ankles. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z The drawbridge was lowered and the portcullis raised, and just inside the whole company of the household stood to receive them. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z Only half a gate, in truth, it had a drawbridge that spanned the frozen moat but no corresponding gateway through the outer wall, offering access to the outer ramparts but not the world beyond. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The drawbridge creaked down, the portcullis winched up, and Lady Catelyn Stark rode forth to rejoin her son and his lords ban- nermen. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There were explosions at the convention center, cars cartwheeling down South Wacker Drive, pandemonium in Millennium Park and helicopters swooping down the river, ducking under drawbridges. Transforming Phone Video Into Publicity and a Film 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z Viktor & Rolf literally opened their show, as a medieval door on the backdrop was let down as a drawbridge. Special Report: Fashion: The Discreet Return of the Bourgoisie 2011-03-06T18:55:47Z None of us ever “drew up the drawbridge” in our restaurants. Letters to the Editor 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z The drawbridge had gone up for her long ago: married, financially secure, college-age children, and nothing to look forward to except grandmotherhood and death. Friends from College: why Generation X can’t grow up 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Orange leads you across the drawbridge, and then the span starts going up. ‘There There’ is an Energetic Revelation of a Corner of American Life 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z “Drop the bridge!” someone will say, referring to one of the drawbridges that span the Chicago River. | ?Transformers: Dark of the Moon': They?re at It Again, and Chicago Takes the Hit 2011-06-28T15:11:24Z Developed countries such as the UK are likely, for the most part, to have attempted to pull up the drawbridge, increasing national production and reducing our reliance on imports. 20 predictions for the next 25 years 2011-01-02T00:05:22Z The drawbridge was up and it took a lot of convincing to let Lane in. Hail Satan?: the film that will change your mind about satanism 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z It sits on the bank of a wide canal where steel barges and cargo boats glide through dark-green waters under a black drawbridge, adjacent to a sandbox and a wooden playground resembling a pirate ship. The Dutch Way: Tulips, Windmills and Barnyard Animals 2017-03-21T04:00:00Z During this incident, keys for a restaurant and conference rooms were taken together with a key to an internal lock to the Tower drawbridges that is not accessible from the outside. Beefeaters not to blame over Tower of London theft 2012-11-12T21:47:24Z The image of the city’s downtown drawbridges, raised to guard the downtown against property destruction, is a stark symbol of the city’s neighborhoods as side-by-side fiefs and islands. ‘City So Real’ Is an Election Story Pulsing With Life 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z The best regional theatres are no longer citadels of high art with drawbridges, but open to all and deeply engaged with their community. The Today programme is wrong: great art happens beyond theatres 2012-11-20T17:20:36Z Marc let the drawbridge down and let these young princes of New York enter. As Studio 54 Boogies to Brooklyn, Its Denizens Look Back in Wonder 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z It resembles a Van Gogh painting of a similar drawbridge structure near Arles. Christian K?bke: Nordic exposure 2010-03-24T21:30:00Z Medieval Madness, for example, a highly sought-after Williams game that made its debut in 1997, requires the player to storm a multiturreted three-dimensional castle with portcullis and drawbridge. Pinball Domains in New York City 2013-01-10T22:09:18Z Beneath this old drawbridge, a friend recently told me, lives a colony of bats, whose dusk-time departure his young children love to see. Tampa reinvents itself to show off its shores 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z As the seas rise and nations pull up their drawbridges in fear, we deserve novels commensurate to that emergency. Review | ‘The Wall’ imagines the wall of Donald Trump’s dreams 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z He’s not a bridge but a drawbridge, and he’s pulling himself up. Review: ‘The Young Pope’ Is Beautiful and Ridiculous 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Afternoon strolls and evening bike rides call for patio-side rosé in the shadows of drawbridges on the canal. As Copenhagen’s Noma Departs, a Welcome Arrival 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Between the clogged causeways, drawbridges, never-ending road "improvement" projects and ill-planned residential developments, Miami is often one big traffic jam. 2010-02-06T04:05:00Z A sky tinged with blood Købke is drawn to the fortress's gatehouses and drawbridges, which he paints with a hypnotic sense of time slowed to a snail's pace. Christian K?bke: Nordic exposure 2010-03-24T21:30:00Z The castle had been enhanced over the years with a solid portcullis gate protecting the entrance, with heavily-defended battlements, a twenty-one-foot drop below the drawbridge and walls seven feet thick, as well as a moat. "Game of Thrones" in real life: Actual history, just as epic as George R.R. Martin's tales 2019-04-06T04:00:00Z Particularly in terms of housing it has an obligation to do more, to put the drawbridge back down. Santa Monica's 'grand bargain' on growth and housing: A model for other cities? 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z No wonder it pulls up the drawbridges to jealously guard itself against intruders and looks inwards rather than outwards. Artists are doing it for themselves | Lyn Gardner 2010-03-31T11:44:00Z As I waited with other cyclists for a drawbridge to open and close, I suspected that the jaded commuters around me saw the delay as merely an obstruction between them and their weekend. Six wheels, will travel: Crossing America with a bike in the car 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z Both my parents had been servants in a big country house in Gloucestershire, which had a moat around it and a drawbridge. Barry Miles: 'I think of the 60s as a supermarket of ideas. We were looking for new ways to live' 2010-03-20T00:06:00Z And build that big beautiful drawbridge...More win, win win! Along the Rio Grande, a Hot Spring and a Warm Welcome 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Jamie meets the Blackfish at his drawbridge, and has a less pathetic interaction than the Freys had. “Game of Thrones”: Start Choppin’ 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z In the next scene, Edmure approaches the drawbridge, is let in, orders the troops to lay down their arms, open the gates, find the Blackfish, and give him to the Freys. “Game of Thrones”: The Things We Do for Love 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z They set up makeshift markets near the monumental drawbridge leading into the Old Town. Ibiza may be a party island, but we made it a family vacation spot 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Shortly afterward, he pulled up the metaphorical drawbridge when the cognoscenti ridiculed an exhibit of his daring collection. Pa. art collection completes controversial move 2012-05-18T17:01:15Z Snøhetta, the architecture firm tapped for the design, released its plans last week, unveiling a striking complex that straddles a drawbridge on the in downtown Portland waterfront. Snøhetta Releases Designs for the James Beard Public Market 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z Like Mr. Cruise, Fairbanks performed many of his own white-knuckle stunts, as when he climbs up the chain of a closing drawbridge in “Robin Hood.” Review: ‘Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation’ With Tom Cruise and Plenty of Stunts 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z She takes the helm and steers us, only needing a little help when we reach a drawbridge. Stars go wild in the countryside 2011-08-06T23:05:32Z And, I think we ought to create a drawbridge around our content--not necessarily for readers but for the aggregators. Why Free is Very Expensive 2011-06-10T22:00:00Z After the revolutionaries stormed the palace, they drew up the drawbridge. How American Chefs in the 1970s and ’80s Created a Revolution 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z ‘I am 40 years old. The drawbridge is going up, man. It’s now or never for me,” says a panicked Keegan-Michael Key in Friends from College, Netflix’s self-explanatory new sitcom. Friends from College: why Generation X can’t grow up 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z The low Bascule or drawbridge takes local traffic, sometimes at a frustratingly slow pace, across the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Artist Douglas Cooper draws Seattle in black and white 2014-05-08T22:13:21Z Hundreds of people had gathered in the plaza, one of the most popular vantage points to watch the raising and lowering of the four drawbridges. White Nights of St. Petersburg, Russia 2011-06-03T19:03:09Z “I gotta be, like, ‘This is a gift of a beautiful horse I gave you,’ and then put the drawbridge up, and it’s chaos.” The Anger and Joy of a Native-American Poet in Brooklyn 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z We all experience some version of this dissociation a million times in a life: a drawbridge being raised behind you. Why Record Stores Mattered 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z We could both see this occasion for what it was: a hand outstretched, a culinary drawbridge lowered. How I became the keeper of my mother-in-law’s spinach rice recipe 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z When it was built, the center arch was a metal drawbridge, allowing large boats to pass through. Washington’s rising Frederick Douglass bridge lifts the human spirit 2021-04-12T04:00:00Z “It’s kind of xenophobic, little Britain, pull up the drawbridge.” Charles Dance: 'Thank God the BBC didn't make Game of Thrones' 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z There’s reason for that: Watch Dogs allows the player to hack into cellphones, A.T.M.s, drawbridges, even helicopters. Delay Tests Video Game Developer 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z To us, this may be touching proof of his affinity for Western culture even as Europe pulls up the drawbridge against refugees like him. Review: In ‘Power Strip,’ a Syrian Story Both Bleak and Striking 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z This means that, unlike many other revelers stranded on the wrong side of the river after the drawbridges rise, he is always guaranteed a place to sleep. White Nights of St. Petersburg, Russia 2011-06-03T19:03:09Z In a police chase he can immediately cause a drawbridge to lift. Looking Ahead: Culture Picks for 2013 2012-12-27T23:05:33Z In the process, they’ll learn how skyscrapers light up, how drawbridges move and other cool things. Top STEM toys are hands-on fun 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z And too many people want to “pull the drawbridge up” behind themselves and not let new housing into their neighborhoods. Column: What a refusal to study turning a freeway into housing says about L.A.'s future 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z On several days, the 60 campers ages 7 to 18 crossed a wooden drawbridge, passed grassy hillsides and reached a lake that many of them leapt into. Summer camp in California gives Jewish children of color a haven to be different together 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z During construction, it’s had a small curve that can sometimes cause bottlenecks near the drawbridge over the Montlake Cut that will be gone when cars return. Plan for ‘monster’ road closures in and around Seattle 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z Drivers in the adjacent residential neighborhood will have also access to the drawbridge for trips north. Highway 520 lid work blocks Montlake Boulevard this weekend 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z The ship rammed the old West Seattle Bridge and left one arm of the north drawbridge permanently stuck in the up position. In West Seattle, a rogue sculpture of the infamous Rolf Neslund is saved 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z But because it’s a town heavily fueled by tourism, Conway added, “There’s no way to pull the drawbridge up.” How to visit Sedona without being a jerk 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Reyes knows better than practically anyone how Hollywood still keeps its drawbridge half-raised to Latinos trying to enter the magic kingdom. Hollywood always had a Spanish accent, says Luis Reyes, but we need more Latino roles 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z The rioters that summer who, undeterred by the raising of the Chicago River drawbridges, ravaged Michigan Avenue’s “Magnificent Mile” were, Johnson said, driven by “frustration and anguish” and hunger. Opinion | Chicago voters must choose further decline or a remedy for an ailing city 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z But because it’s a town heavily fueled by tourism, Conway added “there’s no way to pull the drawbridge up.” How to visit Sedona without being a jerk 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z The outage has also affected part of Alameda, causing its three drawbridges to stop working and disrupting traffic access to the island, CBS Bay Area reported. Thousands without power, airport operations disrupted as major outage hits Oakland 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Property values in St. Bernard are lower in part because the parish is harder to get to, cut off from most of the city by drawbridges and railroad crossings. An exodus unlike any other: why half the people in this community moved away after Hurricane Katrina 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Before the high-rise bridge that replaced the drawbridge, we never felt isolated. Readers share their memories of the West Seattle Junction 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z It’s also a setup that forces Gil to lower his drawbridge as he becomes enmeshed in the lives of his neighbors and comes to terms with his own grief. Why Lydia Millet writes about what frightens her most 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z A bascule bridge is a drawbridge with one or two leafs that open with an upward swing, giving river traffic unlimited clearance. Why alternative Interstate 5 Bridge replacement ideas won’t work 2022-09-24T04:00:00Z At peak times and some weekends, it could take nearly an hour to reach and cross the First Avenue South drawbridge, heading to downtown or Interstate 5. West Seattle Bridge reopens Sunday. Here’s what you should know. 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z It’s a subjective question: Did the city use tax money wisely to plan a project intended for decades in advance — money that could be spent to fill potholes, add sidewalks or refurbish aging drawbridge parts? City spent millions planning a future West Seattle bridge it shouldn’t need until 2060 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z In fact, the common joke was, ‘If we didn’t like someone, we could raise the drawbridge and not let them in.’ Readers share their memories of the West Seattle Junction 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Statics can be applied to a variety of situations, ranging from raising a drawbridge to bad posture and back strain. College Physics for AP Courses 2015-08-12T00:00:00Z Roger Millar, Washington’s secretary of transportation, said the state’s highway system didn’t have too many other problems: a buckled slab on an interstate highway, a failed drawbridge motor, electronic messaging signs that lost power. We built a fake metropolis to show how extreme heat could wreck cities He compared the feeling of shock to 1978, when a ship crashed into one of the twin, four-lane drawbridges across the Duwamish River. West Seattle Bridge reopens Sunday. Here’s what you should know. 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Or longer if other projects, such as a new lower Spokane Street drawbridge, are built concurrently. City spent millions planning a future West Seattle bridge it shouldn’t need until 2060 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Ideally, the cake sits on a larger cardboard round the same diameter of the box, and one side of the box is cut like a drawbridge so the cake can slide in. Perspective | Cakes on a plane: A guide to flying with a large layered dessert 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z In the Netherlands, workers sprayed water on mechanical drawbridges over Amsterdam’s canals to prevent the metal in them from expanding, according to The Associated Press. Europe’s Heat Wave Shatters British Records and Drives Wildfires 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z Raise-and-lower drawbridge and portcullis, now with hidden chains and counterweights built right into the set, instead of the exposed strings I had as a kid. Lego’s new $400 Lion Knights’ Castle is a love letter to classic sets 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z As the campaign stretched on, the activists built a small settlement near Warner Creek, digging trenches and erecting a fort with a working drawbridge. The Rise and Fall of America’s Environmentalist Underground 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z The industry group accused banks of "pulling up the drawbridge" to small companies. 'I was jumping through hoops to get a loan' 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z “Put the drawbridge back up, and tape the sides well with duct or packing tape. Make sure to bring extra tape with you in case you have to open it for the TSA.” Perspective | Cakes on a plane: A guide to flying with a large layered dessert 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z “We believe in college. But we believe that college cannot be the only path to success,” and that employers shouldn’t in effect pull up a drawbridge by requiring degrees rather than considering other qualifications. Maryland drops degree requirement from some jobs, adding to debate over value of college 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Image: Lego The drawbridge is attached to a counterweight that swings into a hidden pit beneath. Lego’s new $400 Lion Knights’ Castle is a love letter to classic sets 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z Image: Cartoon Network I think a lot of people can relate to being the kids who weren’t, you know, building functional crossbows and drawbridge forts, but definitely wanting to be the kids who were. Craig of the Creek’s creators open up about building a show with DIY in its heart 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z "Lenders pulling up the drawbridge for small firms will threaten our already faltering economic recovery," Mr McTague said. 'I was jumping through hoops to get a loan' 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z But to reach Odessa by the easiest route, Russian forces will have to push through Mykolaiv and across the single drawbridge that spans the River Buh. In a surrounded Ukrainian city, residents vow to fight to the end 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z While some residents want to “find a way for others to benefit as well,” there were also those who “seem intent on sort of drawing up the drawbridge,” he added. California Town Says Mountain Lions Don’t Stop Housing After All 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z The bridge is equipped with bells and whistles to alert drivers and pedestrians that the drawbridge is going up. Bicyclist falls to her death from rising Florida drawbridge 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z Early on in Covid, the decision was taken to pull up the drawbridge and shutter the portcullis. Australia revisited - a country changed by Covid 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z It features a moat, waterfall, drawbridge, portcullis, 26 rooms, elevator, 5 fireplaces, 6 new furnaces, secret rooms, hidden doors, hidden passageways, hidden staircase, wine cellar, Tudor style pub, and a few more surprises.” Too much ‘nationalism’ at the Olympics, the world says 2022-02-03T05:00:00Z Some from the UK arrived just before the drawbridge came up on Friday night, counting their luck as businesses count their losses. Covid: French ski season in disarray as UK tourists banned 2021-12-18T05:00:00Z The problem for the government is that you cannot simply pull up the drawbridge. The UK migrant dilemma - it's all about Brexit 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z So instead of reckoning with their own failures they pull up the epistemic drawbridge and assign fact checkers to patrol the walls. Opinion | How I Became Extremely Open-Minded 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Because they cannot go over the drawbridge if it is open. Biden caught with his rusty drawbridges down 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Another big Montlake shutdown is planned the weekend of Oct. 23-24 when crews will raise the drawbridge’s steel spans while repairing lift equipment, closing off all bridge traffic. Montlake interchange and Highway 99 tunnel to close this weekend 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z “The U.S. lowers the drawbridge when it needs it, and raises it up when it doesn’t need it any more,” the newspaper said. China says climate talks with U.S. envoy Kerry were 'candid, in depth, pragmatic' 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z The weekend shutdown blocks Montlake Boulevard East from East Roanoke Street to the drawbridge, closes three Highway 520 ramps, and closes East Lake Washington Boulevard. Highway 520’s Montlake interchange closes all weekend 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Because equipment and workers are at one leaf of the drawbridge at a time, the other leaf can be raised to let a tall-masted sailboat through. Montlake Bridge remains closed for repairs — unless you’re a sailor, cyclist or pedestrian 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The wicked Orange Dragon from the cave in the mountains had let the magical drawbridge rust! Biden caught with his rusty drawbridges down 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z On the way home from work, when the drawbridge is unexpectedly up. Perspective | I used to be a normal urinator. Then I reached my 50s. 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z Mrs Grant said it was in the UK's own interests not to "pull up the drawbridge on some of the most vulnerable, marginalised and needy people". PM pledges £430m to end 'shame' of girls missing education 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z Why schedule the interchange job this month, when traffic is already fouled by urgent drawbridge repairs? Highway 520’s Montlake interchange closes all weekend 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z “This policy is misguided and wrong, and risks pulling up the drawbridge to people across the country,” said Jess Garland, the group’s director of policy and research. UK government plan to toughen voter ID rules draws criticism 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z No amount of drawbridges would have saved your little Lego city. Biden caught with his rusty drawbridges down 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z It names Magnolia Bridge and the 2nd Avenue South Extension bridge alongside King Street Station, as needing upgrades, in addition to drawbridges. Seattle City Council favors using car-tab fee mainly for bridge repair 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z Florida police are trying to identify the driver of a vehicle that was captured on video as it appeared to jump a rising drawbridge earlier this week. Florida driver smashes through traffic arm, jumps Daytona Beach drawbridge 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z More than 14,000 times per year, the Seattle Department of Transportation safely raises and lowers its drawbridges, even though three of them are a century old. Seattle’s drawbridges need millions of dollars in maintenance 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z Other than a few exceptions, New Zealand had informed the world that its drawbridge would only come down for citizens and residents. At America’s Cup, Auckland Laments the Boats That Didn’t Come 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z The problem, said the president of the most powerful nation in the history of mankind, is that when the drawbridge goes up, trains and cars have to stop. Biden caught with his rusty drawbridges down 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z Another steep structure at least 140 feet high, a level drawbridge, or something else? Mayor Durkan wants to repair, not replace, the cracked West Seattle Bridge 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The existing 1984 bridge, which itself was fast-tracked in response to a damaged drawbridge below, took two years to engineer and four to construct. City staff lean toward replacing, not repairing, West Seattle Bridge; could be done in 3 years 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z She said the chancellor's job support changes were "pulling up the drawbridge at the worst possible time". Job loss fears as furlough lifeline winds down 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z A drawbridge would accommodate any ship mast or cargo, but create traffic jams. A new West Seattle Bridge could be even higher than the current 140-foot-tall span 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z The children gathered around in amazement and did not realize that no sane person in the real world would dream of putting the grizzled god in charge of a drawbridge. Biden caught with his rusty drawbridges down 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z First was the demolition of the aging drawbridge across the Duwamish River before a new one could be built, then the four-year construction of a new span. The owner of Taqueria Muy Macho adapts her business model but keeps her dreams intact 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z A Michigan man was arrested Wednesday night after apparently jumping a Detroit drawbridge in "Dukes of Hazzard" fashion, according to multiple reports. Michigan driver arrested after pulling 'Dukes of Hazzard' stunt over Detroit bridge 2020-09-18T04:00:00Z Besides the cracked West Seattle bridge, the city strives to keep operating a trio of century-old drawbridges over the Lake Washington Ship Canal. Seattle is shortchanging bridge maintenance, council audit says 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z Throughout the 1970s, West Seattle residents clamored for a fixed high-rise bridge, to relieve their aggravation of twin drawbridge openings. A new West Seattle Bridge could be even higher than the current 140-foot-tall span 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Tower Bridge, the very symbol of London, was closed for two days last month after a mechanical glitch jammed its drawbridge open. London’s Bridges Really Are Falling Down 2020-09-07T04:00:00Z “When your worst problem is if the drawbridge is up going into downtown, it’s a good day,” she said. Eastport: No pier pressure in this eclectic corner of Annapolis 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z The Dutch bridge, built in 2014, replaced a drawbridge over a ship canal. Overnight I-5 closures this weekend to deliver superlong bridge girders near Tacoma 2020-08-27T04:00:00Z The drawbridge to Spain was pulled up, with the change announced at 7.30pm, hours before it took effect. Two U-turns and a lot of chaos: it's been a painful week for Boris Johnson 2020-08-01T04:00:00Z “The Coast Guard doesn’t like drawbridges either,” Fischer said. A new West Seattle Bridge could be even higher than the current 140-foot-tall span 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z And some would rather pull up the drawbridge. Coronavirus live news: WHO warns of global oxygen shortage as cases rise by 1m per week 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z The city put strict controls on downtown, including opening drawbridges, closing expressway ramps and train and bus stops, while National Guard troops patrolled parts of the Loop. Unrest emerges in neighborhoods, suburbs beyond city centers 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Public transportation was temporarily suspended, major streets blocked with sanitation trucks and Chicago River drawbridges allowing traffic into downtown remained lifted. After downtown Chicago protests, unrest spreads to suburbs 2020-05-31T04:00:00Z But now because of coronavirus it lies practically empty, it’s fallen quiet and the drawbridge has quite literally been pulled up. Tower of London lies empty amid coronavirus with famous beefeaters cut off in isolation 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z For the sake of traffic mobility, tall boats are already restricted or banned six hours a day at Seattle drawbridges, he said. A new West Seattle Bridge could be even higher than the current 140-foot-tall span 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z The park, which is accessed by a drawbridge, is closed to anyone who doesn’t have a doctor’s order for a test. Life in the Containment Zone 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Once again, the would-be medieval monarch was ordering the drawbridge pulled up against the foreign menace. Trump’s coronavirus ban on travel from the EU is backfiring already | Jonathan Freedland 2020-03-12T04:00:00Z It’s a lesson we seem to have to learn again every time a new pandemic appears, and the kneejerk tendency to pull up the drawbridge shares xenophobic roots with another – that of blaming “the other”. Closed borders and ‘black weddings’: what the 1918 flu teaches us about coronavirus 2020-03-11T04:00:00Z Financial fair play is depicted as a wicked European plot by elite clubs to pull up the drawbridge. Manchester City show disrespect to Uefa with misinformation and sweeping claims | David Conn 2020-02-15T05:00:00Z Paranoid Android stormed the castle and raised the drawbridge on rock’s imperial era. Radiohead’s 40 greatest songs – ranked! 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z He remembers riding across the old drawbridge in Palm Valley and being blown away by what he found. In a workshop, a bygone trade, a woodcarver and his Santas 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z “We’re not pulling up the drawbridge to California here,” Nichols said, “but we are definitely sending the message that it’s not business as usual.” California boycotts Trump-aligned automakers in escalating emissions fight 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Logan Roy is today’s King Lear in the HBO series Succession, turning his offspring against each other to pull up the drawbridge against threats to his reign. From Succession to The Loudest Voice, grotesque masculinity has us gripped | Tommy Murphy 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Without a trace of self-awareness, they just point at newcomers and shout: “We must raise the drawbridge! Keep them out! They are too different!” Opinion | The Bigotry Toward Italian Immigrants 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z Fifty years ago police stormed across a makeshift drawbridge to evict hundreds of squatters from a prestigious Mayfair address. When hippy squatters took over 144 Piccadilly 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z “I’m an immigrant, my wife’s an immigrant—I would never want the U.S. to absolutely pull up the drawbridge.” David French, Sohrab Ahmari, and the Battle for the Future of Conservatism 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z Buckingham Palace doesn’t usually comment on scandalous accusations related to the royals’ personal lives — the typical approach is to raise the drawbridge and simply say “no comment.” Prince Andrew ‘appalled’ by Epstein reports after footage emerges linking royal with sex offender 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z Monmouth County officials say heat caused expansion of the metal encasing the drawbridge. Heat wave relief in sight after scorching temps blamed for several deaths, buckled roads 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z Monmouth County officials say heat caused expansion of the metal encasing the drawbridge, which is a popular route for residents and beachgoers. Officials: Drawbridge stuck open due to heat 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z They barricaded the doors and installed a makeshift drawbridge through a ground-floor window over the dry moat that surrounded the building. When hippy squatters took over 144 Piccadilly 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z The drawbridge would be problematic for keeping things moving and the fixed bridge disrupted maritime-industrial uses below and looked unsightly. Seattle City Council election 2019: District 6 candidates on the issues 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z When the Los Angeles Times visited, masons were building two Gothic arches above the gatehouse with room for the portcullis, but no drawbridge: Courtenay is a minor aristocrat and hasn’t the money for one. A medieval castle in France could be the salvation of Notre Dame cathedral 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z There was Walt, waving as lucky kids ran over the drawbridge and into the castle. My sordid Disneyland past: Confessions of a Magic Kingdom popcorn man 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Two men were found dead following an unsuccessful attempt to “jump” their car over an open drawbridge in Louisiana, authorities said Friday. Two dead after failed drawbridge jump in Louisiana 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z Officers persuaded the squatters' security to allow them over the makeshift drawbridge to attend to "an ill pregnant woman inside". When hippy squatters took over 144 Piccadilly 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z A Texas driver and his passenger died Friday when they unsuccessfully tried jumping over an open drawbridge in Louisiana, police said. 2 men killed after trying to jump open drawbridge in car 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z Ballard advocates seek a tunnel for $350 million extra beneath the ship canal, or at least a 140-foot-tall fixed bridge, rather than a drawbridge that opens two to four times a day. New taxes ahead? Neighbors, politicians seek tunnels for future light rail to West Seattle and Ballard 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z But the 216-foot drawbridge section has not been opened since Feb. 28, 1961, because other low bridges on the river prevented navigation by taller ships. After 80 years, the Memorial Bridge is getting a massive makeover 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z There on television was Kotleba’s boyish face, adorned with a thin moustache, a gap shaved in the middle to create the effect of a half-opened drawbridge. How a Slovakian neo-Nazi got elected 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z Gangs of skinheads would also gather but were faced by the squatters' "security" - Hells Angels stationed at the mansion's drawbridge. When hippy squatters took over 144 Piccadilly 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z The group fighting to preserve the structure must bear all of the cost of moving the drawbridge off the yacht club’s property. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z The aging drawbridges carrying Interstate 5 over the Columbia River between Oregon and Washington are stretched beyond capacity and don’t meet seismic standards, but a multibillion-dollar plan to replace them has stalled for years. Rebuilding crumbling infrastructure has bipartisan support. But who gets to pay for it? 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z The span is the only drawbridge on the I-5 in Oregon, Washington and California. Oregon House Speaker spurs talks on Interstate Bridge 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z The ST3 measure showed a cheaper 70-foot-high drawbridge that might need to open two to four times a day and delay trains. New options for Seattle light-rail routes could add big dollars to expansion project 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z In the early centuries, they built drawbridges and windowless towers to repel marauding nomads. Murder Mystery in Ancient Monastery Reverberates in Coptic Church 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z The fort’s drawbridge on Terrace Street was manned by Boy Scouts, some of them, most likely, future knights. The day the Knights Templar marched through Seattle 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z Seattle's steel drawbridges will be tested, measured and watered more often in summertime, after August heat caused a 76-minute traffic shutdown at the Ballard Bridge on Wednesday night. Why the Ballard Bridge and its steel neighbors need cool-water baths 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, England has pulled up the mental drawbridge against Europe without giving a moment’s thought to the dire effects on Ireland, Scotland or Wales. England must start to listen to its neighbours on these troubled isles | Martin Kettle 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z And the rise of the Islamic State group transmuted the post-Iraq anti-interventionist impulse into a “raise the drawbridge” style of politics, with the libertarian aspect drained away. Libertarians in the age of Trump 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z The high walls, moat and drawbridge are the security tools, anti-virus and firewalls they use to repel the barbarians at the gates trying to breach their cyber defences. Phone in the right hand? You're a hacker! 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z It made me happy with its battlements, towers, drawbridge. Sara Gallardo's work has finally been published in English. It's about time. 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z Seattle’s steel drawbridges will be tested, measured and watered more often in summertime, after August heat caused a 76-minute traffic shutdown at the Ballard Bridge on Wednesday night. Why the Ballard Bridge and its steel neighbors need cool-water baths 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z The castle drawbridge was raised to minimise access to the princes’ lives with a surprisingly successful exercise of news management. Royal wedding shows growing irrelevance of monarchy and press | Roy Greenslade 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Authorities say the drawbridge of the Tacony-Palmyra bridge was open for a southbound ship when the vessel hit a fender protecting one of its stone piers around 10:30 p.m. Ship crash shutters bridge linking New Jersey, Pennsylvania 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z A Ballard coalition wants a Salmon Bay tunnel instead of the proposed 70-foot-high drawbridge that would open two to four times a day. Sound Transit seeks two light-rail stations in South Lake Union, only five blocks apart 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z By rallying behind the lowest common denominator of “anything but Trump,” they are disengaging the public’s discontent, pulling up the drawbridge until the next election. Opinion | When the Leader of the Free World Is an Ugly American 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z The city owns century-old steel drawbridges at Ballard, Fremont and the University District, and operates a new King County bridge at South Park. Why the Ballard Bridge and its steel neighbors need cool-water baths 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z For instance, it rebuilt the ancient gearboxes that lift two of Seattle’s historic drawbridges. Seattle maker of massive gears changes hands after seven-decade run 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z The drawbridge will also be closed to boat navigation. Alligator River Bridge to be closed for 1 week in March 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z The bridge, which opened in June 1917, was Seattle’s first double-leaf bascule drawbridge — a type of movable bridge that opens in the middle to allow the pass- through of boat traffic. Seattle marks Fremont Bridge centennial with a new lighting display 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z The DOT did not say on its website what broke on the drawbridge. Problem with drawbridge mechanism closes N Carolina bridge 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Less than a dozen drawbridges remain in coastal North Carolina. US 70 drawbridge in eastern North Carolina closes for good 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z In the 2000s, Gear Works also retrofitted the four ancient gear boxes, each weighing 11 tons, that raised and lowered the drawbridges on both the Ballard and Fremont bridges. Seattle maker of massive gears changes hands after seven-decade run 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Two youngsters made a cat castle with a working drawbridge. What’s in Those Leftover Holiday Shipping Boxes? Cats 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z An Amtrak train also derailed July 2 at Chambers Bay near Tacoma, without major injuries, when a track device deflected a train that was slowing but missed a stop signal near a drawbridge. U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell calls for congressional hearing into Amtrak safety 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Less than a dozen drawbridges remain in North Carolina. Problem with drawbridge mechanism closes N Carolina bridge 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z And earlier this year near Steilacoom, Pierce County, a nonfatal Amtrak derailment led officials to blame speed and human error, saying the engineer approached a drawbridge above the 40 mph speed limit. Train derailment near Olympia: Officials pushed ‘aggressive’ timeline before safety technology was ready 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z The extra-wide door cut into the wall outside Roosevelt’s bedroom, for instance, that was constructed like a drawbridge to help the president escape in his wheelchair in case of a fire. ‘Inside Camp David’ delivers on presidential retreat details 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z The agency’s tentative route is an elevated line along 15th Avenue West and a drawbridge over Salmon Bay. Seattle mayoral candidates both say the future holds fewer cars. Here’s how they would ease the crunch 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z That kind of steel could withstand the weight of a Ferris wheel or the openings and closings of a drawbridge. Becoming a Steelworker Liberated Her. Then Her Job Moved to Mexico. 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Lam, who grew up in Carroll Gardens with a healthy fear of the canal, stood on the rust-scabbed Union Street drawbridge, long overdue for replacement. Can the Gowanus Canal Survive Its Renaissance? 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z Prof Cox said the one thing that holds back the British Dream is what she calls the "British drawbridge". What did May mean by the 'British Dream'? 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z In one photo, a mansion’s long cul-de-sac driveway resembles a drawbridge over a moat. Birds-eye view of flooded Houston captures Harvey’s totality 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z "We don't live in the middle ages, so we can't say this is a castle and we keep the drawbridge up." Frankfurt is winning the battle for Brexit spoils - BBC News 2017-08-28T04:00:00Z The ship is scheduled to pass through the Woodrow Wilson drawbridge that carries the Capital Beltway across the Potomac River and dock at Robinson Landing. Alexandria to welcome tall ship from Coast Guard 2017-08-21T04:00:00Z Then the troops raised the 11th Street drawbridge. The veterans were desperate. Gen. MacArthur ordered U.S. troops to attack them. 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Q. What if I call my family while waiting for an open drawbridge to close? More answers about the new distracted-driving law, including whether it applies to bicyclists 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Tom Martin is the construction manager who's overseen Game of Thrones's sweeping practical sets—from Riverrun's massive drawbridge to the elevator at Castle Black, specially built for the show. Here's How They Make Game of Thrones's Massive Imaginary Sets Seem So Real 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z The derailer’s purpose at this site is to prevent a train from hitting or going off the 103-year-old Chambers Creek drawbridge while it’s opening or closing. Washington and Oregon want more answers, change from Amtrak after derailment 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Sunday’s passenger train derailment near the Chambers Bay drawbridge south of Tacoma remains under investigation. Did last-resort switch push Amtrak train off course? 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z We drove past her house, across the wooden drawbridge at the north end of the island, and onto the sandbar where the White Deer Motel stood. “Crossing the River No Name” 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z "No-one's talking about putting up the drawbridge," he said, but warned of "simply unsustainable" population numbers by middle of the next century. UKIP's Paul Nuttall suggests internment for terror suspects - BBC News 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z The damming of the river and building an actual drawbridge that worked. Here's How They Make Game of Thrones's Massive Imaginary Sets Seem So Real 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Simon Wolfson, the Tory peer and Next boss who donated £50,000 to Vote Leave, warned that May must not send the signal that Britain will “pull up the drawbridge” after Brexit. Biggest Brexit donor urges May to guarantee rights of EU nationals 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z It is a strategy of pulling up the drawbridge or circling the wagons. France's presidential election could help shape what's next for an often bitterly divided Europe 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z Living in Northern California, she took her first lessons at 6; her parents signed her up on a hunch after noticing her endless enjoyment of putt-putt courses with their dragon mouths, drawbridges and windmills. Top Amateur Picks College Over L.P.G.A. Qualifying School 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z Seattle commuters, officials are planning to improve traffic-signal timing near the Fremont Bridge to — fingers crossed — alleviate backup when the drawbridge rises to let boats through. Readers ask: What’s with Seattle’s ‘constant’ drawbridge openings? 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Donald Trump vowed to drain the swamp of Washington, but here’s a different metaphor: It’s a fortress, with moats, drawbridges, hidden passageways, secret tunnels, dungeons. These presidents all said they were going to change America. How’d that work out? 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The foreign secretary also said the UK would not be "hauling up the drawbridge" despite new migration controls promised by Theresa May. Brexit: Boris Johnson says countries 'queuing up' for trade deals - BBC News 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z “You only get one chance to raise the drawbridge,” Sussmann said. How Russian cyberpower invaded U.S. and altered election 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z “You only get one chance to raise the drawbridge,” Mr. Sussmann said. The Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S. 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z Even so, he says it’s not possible “to pull up the drawbridge” in increasingly uncertain times. UK spy chief: Britain not safe until Syrian war ends 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Depending on your point of view, it either lowered the drawbridge or opened the floodgates. How the publishing industry took on the taboo. 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z In moments when the two countries were at odds, Raphel had consistently argued against pulling up the drawbridge. The Last Diplomat 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z He’s the former owner of the old Nautical Steam Shack next to the old Bayou Chico drawbridge. Crazy Farmers Market is not so typical 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z He said it was not "a mandate for this country to turn in on itself and haul up the drawbridge or to detach itself from the international community." Boris Johnson: 'We are leaving the EU, not Europe' - BBC News 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z "But Brexit is not any sort of mandate for this country to turn in on itself and haul up the drawbridge or to detach itself from the international community." Boris Johnson: Brexit doom-mongers are wrong - BBC News 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z On Tuesday Home Secretary Amber Rudd suggested that her vision of post-Brexit Britain is a small country with the immigrant drawbridges pulled up, not a bold global power. A Pound of Warning 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z This doesn’t mean the United States should pull up the drawbridge, as Mr. Trump proposes. Immigration Reform: Disparate Ideas, Disparate Futures 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z Aberdeen Asset Management decided not to raise the drawbridge, but instead demanded that sellers accept a 17% discount. The Real Post-Brexit Risk Is in Residential Property 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z The rest of the project — and money — would go toward a second phase to rebuild corroded drawbridge components, according to the statement. Corroded Memorial Bridge gets $90 million grant for major overhaul 2016-07-05T04:00:00Z And us trying to abandon the field and pull up the drawbridge around us is going to be bad for us. Read the Remarks From the 'Three Amigos' Summit Press Conference 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Now as refugees from war and poverty in those regions stream across Europe, England has raised its drawbridge. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z Indeed the very idea of pulling up the drawbridge is an anathema to him. Brexit: Berlin eyes Britain’s tech talent - BBC News 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z “We can’t raise the drawbridges now,” he added, noting the positive signal that younger Britons had overwhelmingly voted to stay in the EU. 'Brexit' shock waves rock Germany and the rest of Europe 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z In his subdued victory speech Johnson made no mention of his leadership ambitions and sought to reassure young, educated voters – overwhelmingly for Remain – that Britain will not be pulling up the drawbridge. The post-Brexit landscape: who can keep it all from falling apart? 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z Sound Transit 3 calls for an additional downtown Seattle transit tunnel, at a cost of $1.7 billion, and a drawbridge to Ballard rather than the Salmon Bay tunnel some politicians and residents still want. Sound Transit puts $54 billion light-rail plan on ballot 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z Instead athletics’ governing body has not only pulled up the drawbridge but appears intent on keeping it shut. Russian doping ban may spark challenges from angry athletes | Sean Ingle 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z "People would rather the county stay a bit cut off - I'm not saying we should build a drawbridge, but part of the charm is it's difficult to get here," he said. Normal for Norfolk: Where did the phrase come from? - BBC News 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z Questioned on the controversial Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, he said: “The answer to globalisation is not to pull up the drawbridge and shut off”, though it was crucial to pay attention to workers’ rights. Barack Obama urges young people to reject pessimism 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z For "Game of Thrones," however, the network closed the gates, pulled up the drawbridge and filled the moats with rusty swords. In Season 6 'Game of Thrones' goes off-book but, as always, keeps us guessing 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z Plus, the naked man who got stuck atop an open drawbridge. The surprising disappearance of flakka, the synthetic drug that pushed South Florida to the brink 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Next year, it plans to shore up the eight trunnion posts that, like table legs, support the vast weight of the drawbridge section. Crumbling Memorial Bridge could become a ‘footbridge’ in five years without $250 million in repairs 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Stockholm Police spokesman Martin Bergholm said that the accident on Saturday afternoon occurred when the men’s hire car crashed through a barrier that was closed to stop vehicles as a drawbridge was opening up ahead. 5 British men killed in road accident near Stockholm 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Stockholm Police spokesman Martin Bergholm said that the accident on Saturday afternoon occurred when the men's hire car crashed through a barrier that was closed to stop vehicles as a drawbridge was opening up ahead. Swedish police say that 5 people killed Saturday when their car plunged off the road into a canal in Sweden were British citizens 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Critics wanted Bernhardt to delay the contract to operate the drawbridge between Portland and South Portland. MDOT stands by contract to operate Casco Bay Bridge 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z It replaced a 1920s drawbridge that blocked traffic into Annapolis whenever it was raised. Costly new lights go dark on Naval Academy Bridge 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z The project would include the removal of the antique drawbridge mechanism at the center of the bridge and the creation of a new central section, he said. Crumbling Memorial Bridge could become a ‘footbridge’ in five years without $250 million in repairs 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Authorities closed the drawbridge into Elizabeth City, forcing Beasley to stop. Carrituck man leads police on chase, stopped by drawbridge 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z Conscious that hauling up the drawbridge to Muslim refugees might not be the best way of rallying Muslim allies, some Republicans tout plans for winning hearts and minds. Unfinest hour 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z An event organised by the Bank this week, however, was an attempt to lower the drawbridge just a little. The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street lifts her skirts - BBC News 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z Even Heartlee, 18 months, got into the act by fetching a carpet tube when her big sister asked for a telescope near the drawbridge. EXCHANGE: Kids relish taking the Cardboard Challenge 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Media attempts to expose the doping culture of cycling during the last 20 years were routinely beaten back by the sport's governing body on exactly that raising the drawbridge approach. Coe's silence not golden amid latest doping crisis 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Forget the gate and drawbridge idea, there are now hundreds of potential entrances to the castle because businesses are connected to customers, suppliers, and employees over the internet. Six things firms should do to improve cybersecurity - BBC News 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z The Guardian says the sealing of Hungary's border with Serbia - and with EU neighbour Romania - marked a day when "Fortress Europe began to pull up the few drawbridges" available to refugees seeking its security. Newspaper headlines: Anthem furore dominates press - BBC News 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z So began a day in which Fortress Europe began to pull up the few drawbridges still open. Refugees scramble for ways into Europe as Hungary seals borders 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Washington counseled that “it is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world” — a passage often cited by those looking to pull back America’s drawbridges. Five myths about the Founding Fathers 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Those restrictions are on the entire 2,100-foot span, not just on the drawbridge section where the lane closures will occur. Memorial Bridge, symbol of U.S. strength, is corroded, partly shut down 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z “While a strong country isn’t one that pulls up the drawbridge, it is one that properly controls immigration,” he said. World Digest: May 21, 2015 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Highway workers picketed on major roadways during rush hour, while bridge workers cranked up three of the city’s drawbridges and simply walked away. 'Welcome to Fear City' – the inside story of New York's civil war, 40 years on 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z Obama characterized his critics as panicked protectionists who want to “pull up the drawbridge and build a moat around ourselves,” and who are “making stuff up” in an attempt to obstruct the T.P.P. The History of Presidents Turning Against Their Own Parties 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z Again, he rolled up the drawbridge and made sure nothing reached the castle. Capitals can’t finish off Rangers in Game 5 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z The Arlington Memorial Bridge was dedicated in 1932, and the corroding drawbridge was last opened in 1961, the Park Service said. Memorial Bridge, symbol of U.S. strength, is corroded, partly shut down 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z It will open with a performance of 'And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda', written by Scottish folk singer Eric Bogle, and the Legion Scotland National Standards being marched across the castle drawbridge. Gallipoli centenary: Ceremony to mark Scots role - BBC News 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z The demonstrations were in keeping with Mr. Gotbaum’s reputation for action as well as words; in 1971, he led a strike that paralyzed traffic by leaving 27 of the city’s 29 drawbridges open. Victor Gotbaum, Labor Leader Who Helped Save New York From Bankruptcy, Dies at 93 2015-04-05T04:00:00Z Keep saying that to yourself as the archers on their warhorses rush across the drawbridge. Obama Net Neutrality Underhanded Power Grab Is Bad for the Internet 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z The era of the drawbridge will draw to a close. 520 bridge drawspan openings are coming to a close 2015-02-15T05:00:00Z The project includes a second drawbridge over the nearby Montlake Cut. State opts for low-profile Highway 520 span over Portage Bay 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z “We are getting more controlled, cordoned off, prohibited, restricted, under surveillance”; politics is awash in money and corporate influence, economic inequities are vast and growing, and “the rich are raising those feudal drawbridges again.” Book review: ‘Blackballed: The Black Vote and US Democracy,’ by Darryl Pinckney 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z "It's a very bad instinct on behalf of clubs to try to bring up the drawbridge behind them and stop amateurs getting involved." How dangerous is sea swimming in cold weather? 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z The Martin Luther King Memorial drawbridge got stuck Friday after it partially opened for a ship and was to be closed at least until Monday. Toledo river bridge remains stuck in up position 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z A pro should spend his early years constructing high walls, ramparts and moats, so that he feels secure when a dangerous foe is at the drawbridge. Back to basics for Eubank Jr 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z For a week, Republicans have advocated pulling up the drawbridge and severely limiting — if not eliminating — flights from West Africa, accusing President Obama of complicity in a looming epidemic for failing to take their advice. 2014 October 13 - First Draft. Political News, Now. - NYTimes.com 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z His addiction derailed jobs on Wall Street and operating drawbridges for the city, he said. In Gentrification’s Shadow, a Campground for the Homeless in Brooklyn 2014-10-08T04:00:00Z I finally caught up to them when I reached a drawbridge to a neighboring town. The Downside of Running With Others 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z The drawbridge was locked in the open position this weekend for maintenance and to allow boats to pass. Body found under drawbridge in Annapolis 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z The neighborhood of South Park rejoined the city of Seattle Sunday as the two halves of the new drawbridge on the Duwamish River were carefully lowered into place. Editorial: With new bridge, South Park is welcomed back to Seattle 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Pulling up the drawbridge, it proposed stricter limits on the numbers of foreign players coming to England. Column: England too insular for World Cup success 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Oates's use of -aholic opened the drawbridge for a host of new words implying addictions. How authors from Dickens to Dr Seuss invented the words we use every day 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z The Seattle Police Department ordered all drawbridges remain open for vehicles Monday night to ease traffic impacts. Officer-involved shooting ties up traffic for hours on I-5 bridge 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Just as anywhere else in the world, lowering Japan’s drawbridge for an onslaught of foreign workers isn’t a winning political hand. Japan's Incredible Shrinking Empire 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z King County’s new South Park drawbridge will open to traffic June 30, after four years of dead-end streets at the longtime Duwamish River crossing. South Park Bridge to open June 30 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z But if you want to use a passcode, disabling the Notifications View and Today View will keep your child from inadvertently revealing and clicking through that drop-down screen while the drawbridge is up. 8 Ways to Toddler-Proof Your iPhone or iPad 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Loeb went further on Friday, accusing the board of “pulling up the drawbridge” by using a “legal relic” that revealed “that this board’s paramount interest is in ensuring its members’ status.” DealBook: Loeb Steps Up Pressure on Sotheby’s Board 2014-04-04T17:25:03Z Yeomen Warders examine the Tower of London's first working drawbridge since the 1970s. Day in pictures: 2 April 2014 2014-04-02T12:46:10Z "Pulling up the drawbridge is the surest way to wreck our economic recovery," he said in a recent speech. Farage: 'New UKIP' targets Labour 2014-03-16T12:53:39Z Four times a year, the Oxford English Dictionary lets down its drawbridge and invites a select few new words into the kingdom. Oxford English Dictionary Adds ‘Bestie,’ ‘Crap Shoot,’ ‘Bathroom Break’ 2014-03-13T19:07:17Z "Pulling up the drawbridge" will damage the economy, he will say, as he uses his party conference speech to build up to next month's EU election debates. Clegg to issue challenge over Europe 2014-03-09T05:33:34Z Botanic Garden: The display features trains running over 800 feet of track through miniature villages, mountains, drawbridges and more. Trains: Popular holiday toy for more than a century 2013-12-16T22:51:58Z Countries often try to pull up the drawbridge when times are tough. The future: Great Britain or Little England? 2013-11-07T16:05:16Z There are some countries which naturally look inwards, pull up the drawbridge and refuse to recognise that the way the world is changing affects their future success. Cameron to unveil Islamic bond plan 2013-10-29T01:41:01Z Network defenses would be in place, as “our first instinct will be to pull up the drawbridge and prevent the attack, that is to say, block or defend,” he said. Pentagon Is Updating Conflict Rules in Cyberspace 2013-06-28T00:46:48Z To fight the evils of the Internet, not only do you have to have a moat, you have to have a drawbridge, burning oil to pour on attackers, and guys with arrows.” FDA Raises Concerns About The Cybersecurity Of Medical Devices 2013-06-18T16:36:00Z Instead of pulling up the drawbridge to migrants, we should, he argues, embrace a world of unrestricted flows. Population 10 Billion by Danny Dorling – review 2013-06-16T07:30:01Z Two upbound vessels towing a total of 30 barges were delayed at a railroad drawbridge in Hannibal, Missouri, a Coast Guard spokesman said. Flood halts Mississippi River barge traffic north of St Louis 2013-06-04T18:20:10Z Situated on a mountainside, the castle was to rise 45 feet, complete with a drawbridge and a working farm, by the end of its 20-year construction schedule. Buyer Sought for Stalled Medieval Castle in Arkansas 2013-05-27T20:55:51Z The style was chosen because the channel is narrow at Carroll Street, and the thickness of the leaves of the more common drawbridge might not allow some boats to pass. Beloved, Tiny Bridge in Brooklyn Is Opened for Repairs 2013-05-14T00:39:50Z Their fate should not necessarily dissuade others, nor be used by administrators as a reason to pull up the drawbridge on other pretenders. London Welsh's rise and fall 2013-04-16T10:39:13Z Do they admit defeat and pull up the drawbridge? We the People: White House Petition Drive Fosters Quirky causes 2013-01-31T13:05:24Z I never want us to pull up the drawbridge and retreat from the world. Key quotes: David Cameron's speech 2013-01-23T09:06:48Z Despite the leaden grey skies, there is already a long line of people queuing on the drawbridge to get into tonight's performance. Street theatre revives French city 2012-12-24T01:31:45Z The intruder managed to get past the first gate with a stolen set of keys, which also had keys for a restaurant, conference rooms and an internal lock to the drawbridges on it. Quiz of the week's news 2012-11-16T01:08:03Z Keys for a restaurant, conference rooms and an internal lock to the drawbridges were on the stolen set. Thief steals Tower of London keys 2012-11-12T10:33:07Z Staten Island A Bridge in Troubled Waters A rendering of a storm barrier with a drawbridge on Arthur Kill, intended to protect Staten Island in a Category 3 hurricane. Protecting New York City, Before Next Time 2012-11-05T15:40:31Z Old street signs decorate its entrance, a former drawbridge is a sculpture out front, the landscaping is irrigated with captured rainwater, and waste is misted to keep odors down. A Recycling Ideal So Close, Cities Can Smell It 2012-06-28T03:20:54Z To the architecturally unlearned it almost looks like a child's drawing of a fort in its simplicity – minus the moat and drawbridge. Brecqhou: how windswept eyesore became Barclays' getaway 2012-06-27T16:59:01Z The carriage drew up just opposite the drawbridge, and the officer getting out, left his prisoner in charge of the two musketeers, and went forward to speak to the officer on guard at the gates. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Then we crossed a drawbridge, and a hundred yards farther our guards halted outside a building the entrance to which was gained by a double flight of broad stone steps. A Lad of Grit A Story of Adventure on Land and Sea in Restoration Times 2012-04-21T02:00:23.363Z He also designed a complex system of locks and drawbridges to accommodate the numerous commercial ships that navigate the kill. Protecting New York City, Before Next Time 2012-11-05T15:40:31Z I can visualize Milan’s pink and red buildings, its fortress Castello between moats, its drawbridges, the fumbling city walls, the filthy streets. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z This gate, surmounted by the cross, was formerly protected by a drawbridge. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Count, Count," shouted the officer of the guard from the fortress-side of the drawbridge "for God's sake make haste and ride back. The Huguenot: (Volumes I-III) A Tale of the French Protestants. 2012-04-25T02:00:59.637Z Fearing that the Governor would not be able to prevent their arrest, this gallant band retired to an old convent, knocked away the drawbridge, determined to defend themselves to the last. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z "This girl she come to the drawbridge and hollered—that's all I know!" said the sentry, disassociating himself from any trouble as completely as possible. The Suprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion With Those of General Napoleon Smith 2012-04-03T02:00:29.527Z It is surrounded by a moat of considerable depth and breadth, and was formerly approached by a drawbridge from the southern side. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z The drawbridge, by Baldwin's order, had been pulled up, and the planks over the moat in the rear removed. The Story of Francis Cludde 2012-03-30T02:00:16.347Z Besides, the small-pox is among us; and I have therefore caused a hospital to be built under the drawbridge, out of range of musket-shot.... The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z It was often large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its own. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z And close beside it was the now walled-up doorway that, when the tower stood apart, had been connected by a drawbridge with the main building. The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza 2012-03-21T02:00:34.053Z The town was encircled by two deep ditches, and opposite the gates three ditches were spanned by drawbridges, which served as a means for the introduction of provisions, but no other communication was allowed. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases 2012-03-17T02:00:54.097Z Men, whose rugged faces she had known in infancy, stood at the drawbridge chains and at the winches. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z And he did not stop running till he reached the drawbridge of the castle. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z Bascule bridge, a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge, which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus lifting the footway into the air. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Begun in the seventeenth century, when Florida was a province of Spain, it has turrets, ramparts, and bastions, a portcullis and barbacan, a moat and drawbridge. Horace Chase 2012-03-08T03:00:09.693Z This spectacle so stupefied the besiegers, that Ali Pasha had just time enough swiftly to raise the drawbridge and save the fortress and a fragment of his host. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z Only the horse came on spectrally, with hanging head and shining eyeballs, until a man ran out and seized its head, and dragged it, more by his strength than its own, over the drawbridge. Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France 2012-03-15T02:00:24.837Z She could see him beyond the drawbridge gazing blindly out into the darkness. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z The water has been drained from the natural moat, but the rock falls sheer and steep from the castle gate, and the drawbridge still crosses the gulf below. Our Journey to the Hebrides 2012-03-03T03:00:19.857Z Then our cannon began to flash and thunder, and the militia fell in for volley-firing again, while, below, the drawbridge dropped once more, and our riflemen stole out into the haze. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Soon the carriage arrived in front of the fortress and rumbled noisily over the drawbridge. The Slaves of the Padishah 2012-03-06T03:00:24.060Z And she came unmolested to the spot where the road passed under the drawbridge. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z But, as he stopped beyond the drawbridge to light the pipe he had mechanically pulled out, he pursed up his lips as though to whistle. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z It is now connected with the shore by a wooden structure which spans the moat and replaces the ancient drawbridge. A Literary Pilgrimage Among the Haunts of Famous British Authors 2012-02-17T03:00:36.500Z "There's a Cayuga, now," said the sentry, pointing to a short, blanketed figure squatting outside the drawbridge. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The drawbridge and portcullis, which jealously barred the entrance, have been removed from the double archway and replaced by wooden doors. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z A dozen of his troopers had ridden into the courtyard, and from their saddles were watching the group on the drawbridge. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z But she saw an old man alone on the drawbridge and went on alone toward him. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z There should be not only a feudal castle with moat and drawbridge, but also a pirate's cave. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Both moats were crossed by drawbridges, as an extra caution against surprise. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z A drawbridge was put up as a means of protection. Old Church Lore 2012-01-31T03:00:14.880Z Presently M. de Vlaye, whose horse had been brought to him, got to his saddle, rode a few paces nearer the drawbridge, and raised his hat. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z The silent scrutiny of all the eyes regarding her was something of an ordeal, but she went bravely on across the drawbridge. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z By this time the freebooters had won the drawbridge, and, displaying their colours on the edge of the ditch, demanded means for the escalade. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z Shivering, with swimming brain, he groped his way in search of her; and somehow found himself, ere he was aware, upon the drawbridge that led beyond the moat. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Guarded by a drawbridge crossing that sharp space so that three men could well hold back an host. Cornwall 2012-01-20T03:00:16.790Z He showed himself on the drawbridge, and with an air of great caution began to cross it. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z It was nearly midnight when the drawbridge of the Wartburg fell and the castle received the weary horsemen within its protecting walls. Life of Luther with several introductory and concluding chapters from general church history 2012-01-12T03:00:13.267Z Planks were laid over the broken drawbridge, and the troops passed over, under a tremendous fire from the bastion of St. Catherine, one man only being able to cross at a time. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.207Z No sooner was the inner drawbridge raised behind the departing despot, than with one accord all meekly knelt while the Abbess issued orders. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z He waited until, a quarter of an hour later, he saw Don Ricardo and two servants ride across the drawbridge and wind their way toward the valley. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z But the masked man seemed to be unwilling to quit the shelter of the drawbridge; so unwilling that Roger, who had taken up his position on the bridge behind him, felt his cheek grow hot. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z We crossed it by means of a drawbridge, and ascended by a narrow footpath between hedges of box and orange, arriving at the top in the time that it takes to tell of it. The Joy of Captain Ribot 2011-12-15T03:00:16.510Z We gained this not a moment too soon, for as the last of the baggage animals passed it, we heard the officer give the word to lower the drawbridge and close the gates. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z The brief twilight of Japan was darkening over the bleak landscape like a sable veil, when a breathless messenger arrived at the drawbridge of the fortress, demanding an interview with the lady. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z The bridge that he had crossed the night before was indeed a drawbridge and did indeed span the castle-moat, but the bridge was unrailed and that moat was a terrible thing. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z They found the Vicomte awaiting them on the drawbridge at the farther side of the court. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z He seemed to clear the drawbridge at a couple of bounds. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z With a thunder of hoofs, the horseman passed the lower drawbridge, and reining in sharply, slid rather than dismounted from his saddle. The Heart of Denise and Other Tales 2011-12-14T03:00:15.733Z And--the cognisance and titles of the father of the chatelaine having been recognised, and the drawbridge lowered--the relaxation of discipline everywhere apparent within did not escape his practised eye. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z He could see that part of the terrace which lay between the gate and the drawbridge, but he saw no sign of his mare. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z Then," des Ageaux answered, more stiffly, "it remains only to pull up the drawbridge. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z But poor Irish Rory stood shyly by himself, close by the drawbridge gate. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z In five minutes more every man was inside, and the drawbridge was up. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z In his explorations he had to scramble over the fragmentary ruins of a second drawbridge between flanking towers, over which the friendly ivy had thrown an evergreen mantle. The Making of William Edwards or The Story of the Bridge of Beauty 2011-12-07T03:00:17.867Z Before any one of the trio could speak, there was the clatter of a galloping horse on the road, the thunder of hoofs over the drawbridge above that frightful chasm. The Azure Rose A Novel 2011-12-31T03:00:18.657Z The deep chasm that formerly separated the two portions of the castle was anciently spanned by a drawbridge. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z They landed accordingly, and, after crossing the drawbridge, passed under the arched gateway, and entered the principal street of the town. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z The drawbridge was suddenly lowered, and out rushed the defenders. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z There was a wrong turn, and then a sign about a drawbridge. City Room: 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ... Beaujolais Nouveau! 2011-11-17T19:06:55Z It does not seem that the portcullis and drawbridge were used by the Moorish engineers. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Saddam Hussein and his cousin Ali Hassan al-Majeed, known as Chemical Ali, were imprisoned on an island in an artificial lake in the center of the base, separated by a causeway with a drawbridge. Leaving Camp Victory in Iraq, the Very Name a Question Mark 2011-11-11T01:24:45Z The town was moated and the single drawbridge suspended, so as to cut off the approach of the insurgents. Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California 2011-11-02T02:00:11.380Z His forces had, during the night, advanced toward the citadel, and when they saw the drawbridge down and the way open, they stormed the fortress and captured it. Teutonic Mythology, Vol. 1 of 3 Gods and Goddesses of the Northland 2011-10-31T02:00:30.820Z Over the drawbridge a desperate sortie Made by the knights of the castle invested Brings the foes quickly in conflict together. The Call of the Mountains and other Poems 2011-10-28T02:00:27.360Z The entrance is by drawbridges, which are raised at night. The Story of Magellan and The Discovery of the Philippines 2011-10-22T02:00:26.240Z For our own use winding paths led through the abattis to drawbridges before the two gates. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z He was followed by Martin Heydocke, and presently afterwards the tramp of his horse's feet was heard crossing the drawbridge. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z I mean, do gallant knights ever gallop up to the drawbridge on coal-black chargers, and blow lustily on a silver trumpet, at the postern gate—whatever that is!—for admission? Mavis of Green Hill 2011-10-12T02:00:41.317Z Barbican, b�r′bi-kan, n. a projecting watch-tower over the gate of a castle or fortified town, esp. the outwork intended to defend the drawbridge. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z A feudal drawbridge connected it with the outside world, and it was embowered in lofty trees and surrounded by gardens and orchards. Vondel's Lucifer 2011-10-09T02:00:28.557Z Then the heavy drawbridge fell across the ditch, the gate was raised and held up in position by the supporting forked poles. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Striking spurs into his steed, Catesby dashed forward, and dealing blows right and left, cleared the drawbridge of its occupants, many of whom leaped into the moat to escape his fury. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z It is after 3 p.m. when we reach the outskirts of Maubeuge and cross the drawbridge over the old moat, made, I believe, by Vauban. Servants of the Guns 2011-10-06T02:00:39.987Z Troop-ships, provided with drawbridges at their prows, closed in at the breach. The Golden Hope A Story of the Time of King Alexander the Great 2011-10-02T02:00:13.920Z A driftwood drawbridge bridged the moat, guarded by lead soldiers in Boznovian uniform. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z The clock was striking ten as I reached the foot of the drawbridge; the sentinels were passing the alerto, as I demanded entrance; having answered the preliminary questions, the draw-bridge was slowly lowered. The Spaniards in Florida Comprising the notable settlement of the Huguenots in 1564, and the History and Antiquities of St. Augustine, Founded A.D. 1565 2011-09-24T02:00:14.187Z Crossing the drawbridge, he entered the court, which bore abundant marks of the devastation recently committed. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Spying down upon the place, we saw that the door of the hut was open, and that the drawbridge was not laid across the moat, so that we supposed all the men were sleeping within. Palm Tree Island 2011-09-21T02:00:31.730Z And it is right there, just the way it always was, with battlements and a real drawbridge and everything, just as it was in feudal times. Rough-Hewn 2011-09-20T02:00:15.147Z The one stood on the edge of the moat outside the drawbridge: the other, in crown and ermines, was apparently observing him of the bowler hat from the top of a soldier-infested tower. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z Stand for a moment upon the drawbridge which spans with its single arch the spot where "the winding Powow" joins his sparkling waters with the broad tide of the receiving river. Mind Amongst the Spindles 2011-09-20T02:00:13.677Z It is a rule in this house not to lower the drawbridge without orders after sunset; and I dare not, for my place, disobey it. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Already were they near a drawbridge, thrown over a moat that separated the redoubt from the road, when the bridge was raised by orders of the Sire of Flavy. The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z The drawbridge sinks groaning down; the horseman springs into the courtyard and places a letter in the hands of the flurried castellan. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z When the besieged saw that the pigs were coming in that direction they lowered the drawbridge, and cut the rope. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z The drawbridge was let down slowly over the moat, and the general entered the fortress amid silence and seriousness. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z There were no symptoms of defence apparent, but the drawbridge being raised, it was Catesby's opinion, notwithstanding appearances, that their arrival was expected. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z "They are letting down the drawbridge of the castle!" The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc 2011-09-13T02:00:34.817Z At any rate, the customary bulwarks or watchtowers rose at the three corners of the fortification, and there was the usual moat and drawbridge. Virginia Architecture in the Seventeenth Century 2011-09-03T02:00:17.897Z Bertrand advanced to the drawbridge, and asked the porter if he did not want wood. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z In the place of the Colonnade there were a moat and a drawbridge on which, somewhat later, a Florentine, the Maréchal d'Ancre, met his death. The Works of Honor? de Balzac About Catherine de' Medici, Seraphita and Other Stories 2011-09-02T02:00:23.810Z The drawbridge was down, and as they passed over it, the hollow trampling of their steeds upon the planks vibrated painfully upon Viviana's heart. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z The ditches are crossed either by drawbridges or by ramps leading the road down to the floor of the ditch. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z The watchman on the tower, when he saw the travellers drawing near, immediately sounded his horn, whereupon they let down the drawbridge which connected the footbridge with the castle gate. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z The porter said that he did, and not suspecting any harm, let down the drawbridge at once. The Boy's Book of Heroes 2011-09-06T02:00:10.323Z There had been a drawbridge and a gate, but it was now a solid affair of stone. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z Meantime, the drawbridge was lowered, and with loud and exulting shouts the great body of the royalists crossed it. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z The trees were cut down all round, and a complete rampart, with ditch and drawbridge, was erected. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z The city had no ramparts, no trench, no drawbridge. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z One enters through the curious Tour de l'Horloge, to which access is given by a modern bridge, as it was in other days by an ancient258 drawbridge which covered the old-time moat. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z All you need, Tom," he said, "to make the thing complete, is a drawbridge and a moat. The Main Chance 2011-08-26T02:00:27.127Z The course of Catesby's reflections was cut short by the return of the steward, who, informing him that he had his mistress's commands to admit him, immediately lowered the drawbridge for that purpose. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z He speedily got up the drawbridge, and none too soon, for on came the savages. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z The thunder of the mortars, the roll of the drums, the blare of the trumpets, announced to the thronging crowd the moment when the parade carriage rolled over the drawbridge. Tales From J?kai 2011-09-02T02:00:19.183Z As a matter of fact, the ch�teau practically bridges the river, which flows under its foundations and beneath its drawbridge on either side, besides filling the moat with water. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Passing the drawbridge we turn to the right, and follow the road over the steep gothic bridge, westward, to reach the deserted village and ruined castle of Karnstein. In a Glass Darkly, v. 3/3 2011-08-25T02:00:28.717Z A few blows were exchanged, a few shots fired, and they had crossed the drawbridge. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z So the drawbridge was kept up all day. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z He was scarcely in, when the door, like the drawbridge which had risen after our entry into that frightful place, closed and showed him he was a prisoner. Penelope Brandling A Tale of the Welsh coast in the Eighteenth Century 2011-08-25T02:00:27.073Z Even to-day one enters the precincts of the ch�teau proper over a drawbridge which spans an arm of the Loire, or rather, a moat which leads directly from the parent stream. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z She and I were looking out of one of the long drawing-room windows, when there entered the court-yard, over the drawbridge, a figure of a wanderer whom I knew very well. In a Glass Darkly, v. 3/3 2011-08-25T02:00:28.717Z It was just growing light as he crossed the drawbridge, and seeing a horse tied to a tree, and the gate open, he began to fear the enemy had preceded him. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z By midday the last signs of the siege were gone, the ashes of the circling camp fires were cold, and the great drawbridge was down once more. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z There were about forty-four large houses founded on very thick piles, and each had a drawbridge leading to the door. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z We heard the patrols passing without; the guard was everywhere doubled, the drawbridges in good condition, and the outside barriers fortified anew. The Blockade of Phalsburg An Episode of the End of the Empire 2011-07-27T02:00:39.197Z The room we usually sat in as our drawing-room is long, having four windows, that looked over the moat and drawbridge, upon the forest scene I have just described. In a Glass Darkly, v. 3/3 2011-08-25T02:00:28.717Z But loud shouts were raised on the drawbridge, and it was evident it was occupied by the enemy. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z Soon we were in sight of the towers of Mountjoy, and while the sun had yet an hour’s height, went safely o’er the drawbridge. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z From one house there was a way to all the rest by drawbridges which led from house to house. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z The drawbridge was just on the rise as I passed it; five minutes after I was galloping along the white high-road by moonlight, on the way to Metting. The Pl?biscite or, A Miller's Story of the War 2011-07-27T02:00:38.240Z Avoid at all costs the , the country’s most active drawbridge. Is Comcast Headquartered Near Lake Woebegon? 2011-07-15T19:46:10Z With the quickness of thought, the young merchant was by her side, and in another moment she was placed on the saddle before him, and borne at a headlong pace across the drawbridge. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z On a breezy autumn morning, while we made practice of arms in the courtyard, a herald from De Lacey, the Lord High Constable, rode over Mountjoy drawbridge. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Letting down the drawbridge for me now may attract observation. The Castle of Andalusia A Comic Opera, in Three Acts 2011-07-09T02:00:12.740Z Opposite to us, beyond the moat, appeared the low embowered ruins of the fourth and last court, separated from the principal mass of building by a drawbridge. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z Ran� waved his scarf when they reached the drawbridge, and it was instantly lowered. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z He was further confirmed in this idea when, sounding a trumpet, and calling to the porter to let down the drawbridge, no answer was returned. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z At seven of the next morning, I stood with Old Marvin by the drawbridge wheel. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z He hasted over the small drawbridge before which he had stood on guard, and drew it up hastily behind him. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z Two advancing massive towers guard the entrance, which was provided with a portcullis and drawbridge, and rendered still more formidable by an uncommonly large outwork beyond the moat, which is remarkably deep. A Tour throughout South Wales and Monmouthshire 2011-07-08T02:00:18.387Z Every night the drawbridge was lowered at a secret signal, and the gate opened for the admission of strangers, who came disguised in the gray cloaks of friars, or in knight's full armour. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z So suddenly was this daring passage effected, that before any of the defenders of the mansion could prevent him, Catesby had severed the links of the chain fastening the drawbridge, and it fell clattering down. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z One rode to the right and another to the left, while the third, under the old lord’s command, remained opposite the main gate and drawbridge. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z Soon afterwards he heard the sound of chains and pullies, as if a drawbridge was being lowered, and he perceived he was led upon a swinging bridge. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z Arms were distributed to the workpeople and servants, the drawbridges were raised, the two cannons were loaded with grape, and the château was transformed into a fortress. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z At the same instant the drawbridge was lowered, and a troop of archers rushed towards him with bows drawn. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z At length, the whole troop being assembled, they crossed the drawbridge, and speeded along the rocky path. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z The bloody crew were hacking at the fastenings of the chains of the drawbridge. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z A drawbridge was again lowered, and Aag� perceived he was directly under the castle wall; for he heard a noise above his head like the moving of balista and other warlike machines. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z A minute later they were dashing over the drawbridge, bound on their first duty as dispatch-riders in the Belgian army, though with a semi-official motive. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z On reaching the palace they found the drawbridge occupied by a strong guard of landsknechts, and were obliged to dismount, in consequence of the number of people who blocked up the way. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Another moment brought them to the edge of the moat, at this time crossed by a stone bridge, but then filled with water, and defended by a drawbridge. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z In half an hour or less we can be crossing the drawbridge at Mountjoy. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z The outermost drawbridge was speedily pulled down by the boat-hooks of the brave boatmen and seamen. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z But he found the massive door closed and the drawbridge raised, and a gruff voice bade him begone, as the gate would not be opened until the King’s orders were received. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The drawbridge, as usual, was kept raised; and, notwithstanding its numerous garrison, everything was as quiet and still as if the fortress had been waste and deserted. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Some of them are lowering the drawbridge, while others are crossing the plank. Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z But no enemy gainsaid us on the road; and at two o’ the clock we rode across the drawbridge of our good friend and neighbor, the Lady of Mannerley. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z "It is well," said the duchess; and commanded the drawbridge to be let down. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 2011-06-20T02:00:02.907Z Crossing the drawbridge at a fast gallop, he saw a number of guards looking at him wonderingly. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z In the still night they could hear the drawbridge lowered and the gate turn on its grating hinges, and shortly after came the noise of many horses and horsemen in the court. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The fourth court was separated from the rest by a moat, which was crossed by a drawbridge. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z We saw her not at all—save for a glimpse at chamber window as we rode toward the drawbridge.” Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z “It’s just as though we lived in a castle—and had a moat and drawbridge and fiefs—” “Oh,” interposed Dot. The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z His uniform acted as a passport, the dâk-gharry crossed the drawbridge and crept through a narrow tunnel, and he found himself standing in the great inner parade-ground of the fort. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z The gates were closed, and the drawbridge was drawn up as usual. The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z Independently of the fosse, there was a deep pit, hewn out of the solid rock, to be crossed by a drawbridge, and then commenced a dark vaulted passage between two semicircular towers. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z Soon we heard his horse’s hoofs on the drawbridge. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z As we have said, the dwelling was surrounded by a wide moat, and the only entrance was by the drawbridge. 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar The Scourge of God 2011-05-26T02:00:15.987Z “There is a drawbridge for river traffic, but how shall we find it, and, in any event, we must be seen.” The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z "Pull up the drawbridge, and lock the gates!" he cried: "the foe is at my heels!" The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance 2011-07-07T02:00:35.757Z The principal entrance was protected by a portcullis and drawbridge, and by an immense barbican, greatly disproportioned to the size of the castle, on the opposite site of the moat. The Wye and Its Associations a picturesque ramble 2011-06-12T02:00:06.820Z The Forester bowed low again and left the hall; and soon thereafter we heard the tramp of his horse on the drawbridge. Cedric, the Forester 2011-08-17T02:00:29.077Z With the sangfroid and fearlessness learnt in the course of his adventurous life, Kuthen at once ordered the drawbridge to be raised; the inner gate was closed again and barred with all speed. 'Neath the Hoof of the Tartar The Scourge of God 2011-05-26T02:00:15.987Z |
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