pont-levis

Nothing could be more acceptable to idle wanderers than this information, and off we set at a round pace up a most filthy street, according to our directions; our heads full of crenelles, pont-levis, donjon, fosse, and the proper etceteras.

Itinerary of Provence and the Rhone Made During the Year 1819 John Hughes

We passed over two bridges and over a _pont-levis_ at the foot of the castle; then through a second gateway into a court, and finally over a drawbridge to reach the entrance.

In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters 1886

[288] "Le Capitaine fit renforcer le Fort tout à l'entour de gros fossés, larges, et profonds avec porte à pont-levis et renforts de rangs ou pans de bois au contraire des premiers.

Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present 1868