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A moat is a body of water that circles a castle, and a drawbridge is part of the castle that lowers to allow people to cross the moat.

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How do you spell drawbridge?

That is the correct spelling of "drawbridge" (a bridge acoss a castle moat).


How does a castle drawbridge work?

the drawbridge was raised and lowered to allow or prevent acsess into the castle.


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What type of building has moat and drawbridge?

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What type of building has a moat and drawbridge?

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What building has a drawbridge and a moat?

What building has a drawbridge and a moat? Simply the answer is a castle, what else does anyway. Only thing I could think of!


What was a medieval drawbridge?

A medieval drawbridge was a movable bridge that was usually the way into a castle. The drawbridges were typically made of wood, were heavy, had hinged sides, and went across the ditch or moat that surrounded the castle.


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How did you access a medieval castle?

Usually there is a moat around the castle. Apon being cleared to enter, a drawbridge was lowered covering the moat and a visitor would ride his horse over , the the drawbridge would be raised again to keep out unwelcome guests. (the electric gate of today serves the same purpose except for the moat)


Where would you find a drawbridge in a castle?

at the main way in if the castle has a moat or ditch.if there not moat of ditch then there no drawbrigde un less the castle ramdom


Does Rochester castle have a moat?

Originally Rochester castle had a drawbridge outside its main gate on the east side of the castle. Neither the gate nor the drawbridge exist today.


What is the water under a drawbridge called?

The water under a drawbridge is typically called a moat. Moats were historically used as a defensive measure to protect castles or fortresses by creating a barrier of water around them to make it harder for enemies to invade. Today, drawbridges are primarily used for aesthetic purposes or to regulate access to certain areas.