pontlevis

[ pont-lev-is ]

/ pɒntˈlɛv ɪs /

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noun

a drawbridge.

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Origin of pontlevis

1480–90; <French, equivalent to pont bridge (<Latin pont-, stem of pōns) + levis (<Vulgar Latin *levāticius liftable, adj. derivative of Latin levāre to lift

Words nearby pontlevis

pontine, Pontine Marshes, Ponting, Pontius Pilate, Pont l'Évêque, pontlevis, Pontocaine, Pontoise, pontonier, pontoon, pontoon bridge