pontlevis

[ pont-lev-is ]
/ pɒntˈlɛv ɪs /

noun

a drawbridge.

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 flexure, pontine marshes, pontine nuclei, ponting, pontius pilate, pontlevis, pontocaine, pontoise, pontomedullary groove, pontonier, pontoon