Meaning Of The Word Portcullis

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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

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