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PORTCULLIS

\pˈɔːtkəlˌiz], \pˈɔːtkəlˌiz], \p_ˈɔː_t_k_ə_l_ˌi_z]\

Definitions of PORTCULLIS

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A strong grating hung over the gateway of a fortified place and capable of being let down to defend the gate.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

A sliding door of cross timbers pointed with iron, hung over a gateway, so as to be let down in a moment to keep out an enemy.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Sliding frame of timbers dropped to close a gateway.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

A strong grated framing of timber, resembling a harrow, hung over the gateway of a fortified town to let down in case of surprise.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

A gate like a harrow suspended over the doorway of a fortified place, and made to move in a groove up and down.
To arm with a portcullis; to bar or obstruct.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

n. [French] A framework of timbers, each pointed with iron, hung over the gateway of a fortified town, to be let down to prevent the entrance of an enemy.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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