pont-levis
French
Etymology
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.