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PORTCULLIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("portcullis" is a kind of...):
gate (a movable barrier in a fence or wall)
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