pont-levis

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French pont levëiz, the two elements ultimately from Latin pontem (“bridge”) and levāre (“lift”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔ̃.l(ə).vi/
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Noun

pont-levis m (plural ponts-levis)

drawbridge

Further reading

“pont-levis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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