portcullis

/pɔːtˈkʌlɪs/ · noun

Meaning

A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the entrance to a castle, fort, etc.
An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth I, struck for the use of the East India Company, and bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.
To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.

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Related words

porticus(English)fortification curtain(English)cryptoporticus(English)port(English)gatehouse(English)porte-cochère(English)porte-cochere(English)porch(English)drawbridge(English)barbican(English)gules(English)moat(English)

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