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drawbridge

type of movable bridge
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drawbridge

Summary

drawbridge has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • drawbridge is a type of vertical-lift bridge[2].
  • drawbridge is a type of defensive moveable bridge[3].
  • drawbridge is a type of bascule bridge[4].
  • drawbridge is part of fortification[5].
  • drawbridge's Commons category is recorded as Drawbridges[6].
  • drawbridge's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Drawbridges[7].
  • drawbridge's different from is recorded as vertical-lift bridge[8].
  • drawbridge's different from is recorded as suspension bridge[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include vertical-lift bridge[2], defensive moveable bridge[3], and bascule bridge[4].

Use and Application

drawbridge is part of fortification[5].

Why It Matters

drawbridge has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] drawbridge is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → drawbridges
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: drawbridges, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289932393|drawbridges (#289932393)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] "
  2. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → fortification
    Topic's main category → Category:Drawbridges
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → vertical-lift bridge, defensive moveable bridge, bascule bridge
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007562738605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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