Thesaurus: portcullis

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1. n. 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. n. 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. v. t. To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.
4. n. gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage
5. A grating of iron or of timbers pointed with iron, hung overthe gateway of a fortress, to be let down to prevent the entrance ofan enemy. "Let the portcullis fall." Sir W. Scott.She . . . the huge portcullis high updrew. Milton.
6. n:100 n. gate consisting of an iron or wooden grating that hangs in the entry to a castle or fortified town; can be lowered to prevent passage