portcullis
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A grating of iron or wooden bars or slats, suspended in the gateway of a fortified place and lowered to block passage.
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1.
A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the entrance to a castle, fort, etc.
2. to obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.
2. to obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1.
A grating of iron or of timbers pointed with iron, hung over the gateway of a fortress, to be let down to prevent the entrance of an enemy.
2. an english coin of the reign of Elizabeth, struck for the use of the east india company; -- so called from its bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.
3. to obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.
2. an english coin of the reign of Elizabeth, struck for the use of the east india company; -- so called from its bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.
3. to obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1.
to arm or furnish with a portcullis; hence, to bar; obstruct.
2. in fortification, a strong grating of timber or iron, somewhat resembling a harrow, made to slide in vertical grooves in the jambs of the entrance-gate of a fortified place, to protect the gate in case of assault.
3. in heraldry: same as lattice
4. the representation of a portcullis: a rare bearing, but familiar in english art of the fifteenth century from its adoption as a badge by the Tudors and in the city arms of Westminster.
5. one of the pursuivants of the english college of heralds: so called from his distinctive badge.
6. A coin struck in the reign of queen Elizabeth, with a portcullis stamped on the reverse.
2. in fortification, a strong grating of timber or iron, somewhat resembling a harrow, made to slide in vertical grooves in the jambs of the entrance-gate of a fortified place, to protect the gate in case of assault.
3. in heraldry: same as lattice
4. the representation of a portcullis: a rare bearing, but familiar in english art of the fifteenth century from its adoption as a badge by the Tudors and in the city arms of Westminster.
5. one of the pursuivants of the english college of heralds: so called from his distinctive badge.
6. A coin struck in the reign of queen Elizabeth, with a portcullis stamped on the reverse.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia