portcullis
/pɔːtˈkʌlɪs/
noun
- 1
A gate in the form of a grating which is lowered into place at the entrance to a castle, fort, etc.
- 2
An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth I, struck for the use of the East India Company, and bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.
verb
- 1
To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.
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