Medieval Architecture Terms

noun a type of bridge that can be raised or lowered to allow passage for boats or ships

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• The ancient castle was equipped with a sturdy drawbridge that could be raised in times of attack.
• We had to wait for the drawbridge to lower before we could drive across the moat and enter the castle.
• I felt like a boss when I got to operate the drawbridge at the medieval fair.
• Her emotions were like a drawbridge, sometimes open and welcoming, other times closed off and unreachable.

noun a small, squalid, unpleasant, or simply constructed dwelling

• The poor family lived in a small hovel on the outskirts of town.
• I can't believe they expect us to stay in this hovel for the weekend.
• This hovel is a dump, let's get out of here.
• His mind was like a cluttered hovel, filled with chaotic thoughts.