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- [pawrt-kuhl-is, pohrt-]
- /pɔrtˈkʌl ɪs, poʊrt-/
- /ˌpɔːtˈkʌl.ɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pawrt-kuhl-is, pohrt-]
- /pɔrtˈkʌl ɪs, poʊrt-/
Definitions of portcullis word
- noun portcullis (especially in medieval castles) 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. 1
- noun portcullis castle gate that is raised and lowered 1
- countable noun portcullis 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. 0
- noun portcullis 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 0
- noun portcullis a heavy iron grating suspended by chains and lowered between grooves to bar the gateway of a castle or fortified town 0
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Origin of portcullis
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English portecolys < Middle French porte coleice, equivalent to porte port4 + coleice, feminine of coleis flowing, sliding < Vulgar Latin *cōlātīcius; see coulee, -itious
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Parts of speech for Portcullis
noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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portcullis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for portcullis
noun portcullis
- doorway — the passage or opening into a building, room, etc., commonly closed and opened by a door; portal.
- gate — Archaic. a path; way.
- drawbridge — a bridge of which the whole or a section may be drawn up, let down, or drawn aside, to prevent access or to leave a passage open for boats, barges, etc.
- weir — a small dam in a river or stream.
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