Meaning Of The Word Portcullis

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Portcullis? Find Portcullis meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Portcullis Meaning

Portcullis Definition
Portcullis Definition

What's The Definition Of Portcullis?

portcullis
countable noun: A portcullis is a strong gate above an entrance to a castle and used to be lowered to the ground in order to keep out enemies.

portcullis in American English
a heavy iron grating suspended by chains and lowered between grooves to bar the gateway of a castle or fortified town
noun: a strong grating, as of iron, made to slide along vertical grooves at the sides of a gateway of a fortified place and let down to prevent passage

portcullis in British English
noun: an iron or wooden grating suspended vertically in grooves in the gateway of a castle or fortified town and able to be lowered so as to bar the entrance

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Delight ‐ to give great joy or pleasure; to give great joy…
  • Remission ‐ the act or an instance of remitting; noun: the…
  • Train-spotting ‐ noun: the activity of going to railway stations…
  • Capuccio ‐ noun:…
  • Wanted ‐ adjective: being searched for by the police in…
  • Had ‐ Had is the past tense and past participle of have1…
  • Magdalenian ‐ designating or of an Upper Paleolithic culture…
  • Linkmen ‐ noun: (formerly) a boy who carried a torch for…
  • Bifilar ‐ having two threads, wires, etc. as certain sensitive…
  • Shipment ‐ A shipment is all of the goods being shipped together…