| 单词 | pontlevis |
| 释义 | pontlevis in British English (ˌpɒntˈlɛvɪ) noun 1. fortifications a drawbridge 2. showjumping obsolete the act of a horse rearing up repeatedly pontlevis in American English (pɑntˈlevɪs) noun a drawbridge Word origin [1480–90; ‹ F, equiv. to pont bridge (‹ L pont-, s. of pōns) + levis (‹ VL *levāticius liftable, adj. deriv. of L levāre to lift]This word is first recorded in the period 1480–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: formative, interior, mobile, rig, surge |
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